REFLECTOR: Shimmy

[Mark Magee]

Renee,
Keep us posted. I saw it down at the factory, but didn't get to discuss the
mechanics of how it does what it does. Almost looks like a counter weight.
My shimmy is gone after much trouble earlier. But as you mentioned it seems
to return within the community.
I hope this device is the end of it forever: even with an out of balance
wheel, out of round tire etc.

Mark B. Magee
N34XL


On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 4:32 PM, David Rene Dugas <renedugas at gmail.com>wrote:

> Just got my Dampier back and mounted. Looks real cute. Easy taxi now.
> Thought some might wish to zoom in on the tire to see how violent a shimmy
> can be. All the cross hatching is result of recent mild shimmy. 35#
> pressure in tire and 15 # of tension measured with a fish gage just before
> flight. Solo flight, 3/4 fuel, smooth runway. Slight cross wind crab
> corrected well I thought. 600 hrs in Velocity.
> Those who have not had a bad one beware it is violent. Not like a Cessna.
> Rene
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> Rene' Dugas
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