Captain Fraidy-Cat Has a Question

Yes I do have a lot of time in 2-33s. And if the student cannot keep both
feet on the pedals and deploy spoilers as mentioned by Bill Daniels.. AND
MOVE FULL LEFT STICK TO THE MECHANICAL STOP... we don't fly the 2-33. We
move on to the Grob 103. And if the student is over 210#, we don't fly
period. My weight plus a 210# student will put us over gross.

Even in the 2-33, anyone large enough to have a stick actuation problem in
the 2-33 is going to require an anorexic instructor in the back seat to
remain below Max GW.

I am not anorexic or a pre-pubescent teen. I am over 50, 200 lbs and 5-10+.
I can fly front seat in the 2-33 with no control issues.

Papa3, I do hope you are not flying a 30+yr old glider over Max GW.

BT

"Papa3" wrote in message
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BTIZ wrote:

What happened to the pre takeoff ground check, Controls free and clear..
that means you can move the control (left right forward and back, all the
way around) all the way to the mechanical stop. Not to the leg or in some
cases, aft stick to the belly impact.

If the leg is in the way, then the CFC is to big to be flying the 2-33
because he cannot deflect the controls to the mechanical stop. I'm
betting
that if he could have removed his left leg for the right turn, then the
controls would work as advertised.


BT

Got a lot of time in 2-33's?? This is a common problem affecting
anyone other than the anorexic or pre-pubescent teen students.
Solution typically involves having the student remove opposite foot
from rudder pedal enabling leg to be pulled back to where the thinner
shin-bone doesn't get in the way (quite as much).

Erik Mann (P3)