REFLECTOR: Shimmy

[John Dibble]

Rene'

Do you still need to use brakes for steering during take off roll, or 
are the rudders adequate?

John

On 9/9/2012 4:31 PM, David Rene Dugas 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.
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