REFLECTOR: STICK & RUDDER

[Laurence Coen]

Yes really!!!  Va (maneuvering speed) is a structural limit every as much as Vne.  All airplanes have a maneuvering speed including the Velocity and it should be in your pilot manual.

Larry Coen
N136LC
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Scott Derrick 
  To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list 
  Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 9:27 AM
  Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: STICK & RUDDER


  Really???  I've never heard that before.  I rarely use rudder except in the pattern , decent, and playing tag with the mesa's.  I've never really paid attention to how much rudder I use but to increase my descent rate I usually use a lot. 

  I haven't seen this restriction in the Pilot Manual?

  Scott

  Laurence Coen wrote: 
    Tom,

    You should never use full rudder unless you are at or below maneuvering speed.  If you are faster you are exceeding allowable structural loads.

    Larry Coen
    N136LC
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Tom Martino 
      To: Velocity List 
      Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 4:49 PM
      Subject: REFLECTOR: STICK & RUDDER


      At first I thought it was just the weather, or maybe an uneven fuel load . but I can no longer deny it.  My plane still yaws a bit to the left (which means I have to touch the right rudder to make it fly perfectly straight).  So I have the following questions and would like those with more experience to answer:



        1.. The ball is only a tiny bit out of center and I can get speeds of 200 KTAS or more . so should I leave the damn thing alone? 
        2.. The plane is almost perfect ... so should I make it fly perfectly? 


      I should also make these observations:



      --I already shimmed the wings with washers several hours ago - which helped a lot . but there is still a slight yaw,

      --I also shimmed the right rudder out a bit (right after I did the wing) . it seemed near perfect . but still a tiny yaw.

      --When I am at higher speeds (170+ TKAS) and make a hard right turn with full right rudder . the right rudder will flutter a bit.

      --When turning left at the same speed . no flutter at all.  Is this because I shimmed the right rudder out a bit to begin with?



      ANY AND ALL COMMENTS APPRECIATED.



      I have taken a lot of time to make this an exceptional bird . am I going too far?  



      Tom Martino



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