REFLECTOR: New to group

[Richard J. Gentil]

Hey Lou,

Welcome to the community.

Richard

Lou Stedman wrote:
> Hi guys.
>  
> I am new to this group. I recently purchased "Pinky" a Velocity STD 
> fixed gear. I previously flew a LongEZ so I am familiar with the 
> handling of a canard. There are a couple of things that are very 
> different between the two aircraft. Most of the difference comes from 
> the canard. When I took off my LongEZ, I would accelerate to about 60 
> kts then hold a little back pressure. The canard would lift up , I 
> would hold it there and shortly there after the main wing would fly. 
> With my Velocity, I can hold all the gentle back pressure I want and 
> nothing happens until I give a good pull and then she leaps into the 
> air. Likewise on landing, I cant seem to hold the nose off after the 
> mains touch down. The nose wants to drop right now. I also notice a 
> considerable more trim force than with my Long. I am not sure if my 
> trim spring is too strong or this is normal. If anyone is interested, 
> I have posted a picture of the trim spring on my website. I would 
> appreciate any comments you could make. My site is 
> www.lstedman.photosite.com <http://www.lstedman.photosite.com>
>  
> Thanks
>  
> Lou Stedman
> Velocity N7044Q
> Olean, NY
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