REFLECTOR: XLFG Flying side ways

[Scott Baker]

Prior to take off, visually check to see that the rudders are in trail.  
Wind gusts might have moved the rudder and allowed the rudder cable to 
kink around the rudder horn in such a way that the rudder becomes 
deployed.  Not good.  Even a small deflection of the rudder will cause 
the turning force you describe.
Scott B.

On 3/5/2012 10:42 PM, Ron Velocity XLFG wrote:
> Today I did two  flight in my plane the first flight was fine no issue 
> to discuss here.
> but on my second flight right at take off the plane wanted to turn 
> left real hard.
> By that I mean Full right deflection to keep the plane from rolling 
> over. I went around the pattern
> with almost full right input and got the plane back on the ground. The 
> turning seemed to slightly
> reduce as I went around the pattern .  I had a similar issue on my 
> last test fight. The plane flew with a severe crab
> all the way around the pattern . So this is the second issue I have 
> had since putting on my front wheel pants on .
> My guess is the front wheel is kicking to the side right at lift off 
> causing the plane
> to want to turn. I checked all of my rigging and nothing looks wrong. 
> Has any one
> else had this happen? This make me real nervous to use my wheel pants 
> or just  fly the plane
> again.  It could be a winglet getting stuck out I suppose ,I wish I 
> had look around more closely but
> I was most concerned about getting on the ground first.
> Ron
>
>
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