It's also a lot easier to keep the plane tracking straight on a nice grass field than most asphalt runways. Mike<BR><BR><B><I>"Del K. Rykert" <drykert2@rochester.rr.com></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2963" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Del</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=richard.s@allied-callaway.com href="mailto:richard.s@allied-callaway.com">Richard Strickland</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">'NSRCA Mailing List'</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 04, 2006 4:40 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] If you don't score bytherules....don'tadvertise a
rulebook event</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=812271020-04102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Another thought--sort of related--is the impression on who or what is in control. Is the guy or gal <EM>flying</EM> 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 <EM>intentional.</EM> 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.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=812271020-04102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=812271020-04102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>RS</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=812271020-04102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN
class=812271020-04102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>mike mueller<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 04, 2006 12:35 PM<BR><B>To:</B> NSRCA Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] If you don't score by therules....don'tadvertise a rulebook event<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> 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<BR><BR><B><I>Richard Strickland <richard.s@allied-callaway.com></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq DEFANGED_STYLE="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"><DEFANGED_META content="text/html; charset=windows-1252" http-equiv="Content-Type"><BASE href="file://C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Stationery\"><!-- <DEFANGED_STYLE>BODY { MARGIN-TOP: 25px; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 10px; COLOR: #0033cc; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica } --></DEFANGED_STYLE><DEFANGED_META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2963" name="GENERATOR"><DEFANGED_META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1561" name="GENERATOR"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr DEFANGED_STYLE="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=625243916-04102006>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....</SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=625243916-04102006></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=625243916-04102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>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.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=625243916-04102006></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=625243916-04102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>RS</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>_______________________________________________<BR>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR>NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <div> <HR SIZE=1> <A href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=43256/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta">All-new Yahoo! Mail </A>- Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster.</BLOCKQUOTE> <div> <HR>
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