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Well, that was certainly an informative and oft entertaining set of replies
from my post a week++ ago. I think the combined experience of everyone who responded would add up to a number even Carl Sagan would admire. I thank everyone who took the time to respond to my original question; all the other stuff was bonus material. A number of pilots, some by direct e-mail, pointed out that when correcting for a dipped wing during the early part of take-off, rudder and not aileron should be used. I fully understand the reason behind this (it wasn't overlooked in my training), however, my question was about the Pilatus B-4 in particular. This glider, unlike the five or six others I've flown since I started (2-33, 1-26, L-33, 1-36, G-103, SK-21, and more than a few chairs), has significant weight on the tail while sitting on the ground, which with my light weight in front requires a fairly good airspeed to pick up off the ground, even with the stick all the way forward. Alas, until the tail is off the ground, full rudder deflection doesn't do squat!!!. I was reminded of this again this last Sunday, when I flew the B-4 with a significant crosswind component. On one particular take-off, I started with the main/tail-wheel line a few degrees off the runway centerline. Sure enough, a wing started dipping, to which I instinctively applied opposite rudder, which didn't do a thing until the tail started to fly, and when that happened, my off-center heading was suddenly a lot worse. The situation described above does not seem to have an unambiguous way to handle it. Am I wrong, or is the best hope to keep the fingers crossed and on the release handle? -ted |
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