[NSRCA-discussion] Takeoff tech. in crosswind.

[mike mueller]

 It's also a lot easier to keep the plane tracking straight on a nice grass field than most asphalt runways. Mike

"Del K. Rykert" <drykert2 at rochester.rr.com> wrote:          What works well for me is to quickly throttle up to 1/3rd to 1/2 throttle depending on amount and degree of crosswind component then smoothly apply the rest of throttle as needed to get your prop blast working on your rudder till having enough speed to have better rudder authority. Can't help the occasional loss of track or hitting bumps in runway at that crucial time..  I ask my caller to place the aircraft and test role it back and forth couple of feet to see if wheel will be hitting any big bumps.  Does keep the plane for me under control on takeoffs and I have flown in some severe stuff...  Canopies were flying on the flight line. 
   
      Del
   
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  Another thought--sort of related--is the impression on who or what is in control.  Is the guy or gal flying the airplane or simply guiding the thing around?  When I get the impression that every movement is controlled as opposed to pointed and banged, that person will score a little higher as it appears more intentional.  For the most part(and I know there are exceptions), the folks who take control from throttle up on take-off to rollout after touchdown are the ones that win.
   
  RS
   
   
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 I think that the run and gun TO method is sometimes a matter of safety. If you have a heavy crosswind at your back it's best to get the plane running in a straight direction as soon as possible. With taildraggers liking to weather vein as they do. When we were scoring TO's on a 1 to 10 I saw a lot more close calls with the guys on the upwind flight lines. I do agree that the landings with trike gears were spectacular. Mike

Richard Strickland <richard.s at allied-callaway.com> wrote:   BODY {   MARGIN-TOP: 25px; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 10px; COLOR: #0033cc; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica  }   -->   
    Cigarette butts(filters) used to make excellent wheel chocks.  It was almost automatic to pick one up on the way out to set the plane down and stick it in front of the nose wheel...  Saved time...  About the time I sort of got my act together on TOs and landings, they quit scoring them(or I moved up and they didn't score them)--CRS disease again...sigh...   With trikes, the cool deal was to lift the nose wheel, roll along for awhile as the airplane gently lifted off.  Landing was to wheel on the mains and gently lower the nose-OR hold it off for a while.  Seems like Steve Helms did some of the prettiest ones....
   
  With conventional gear, pretty TOs and landings are a little more difficult to do well, but I tend to think a guy that can run it right down the centerline, roll it on and off smoothly OUGHT to have an edge.  I know this has been suggested before--but a guy who does lovely TOs and landings WILL make a better initial impression and the judges will EXPECT a better flight.  The 'gun and go' guys are shooting themselves in the foot.
   
  RS
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