REFLECTOR: Steering dampener

[David Rene Dugas]

Ron,
Without the dampener with the nut tight once the T/O roll begins there is not much or brake input but what is needed is firmer. Without the nut tight and with the dampener small direction changes are much easier both desired and undesired. True upon landing too. It is pilot induced like slight over correction in a tail dragger. A little rudder or a little asymmetric braking causes a much more lively response as one chases the plane. It's not wild or anything it is just more than this pilot has been used to in the past 600 hrs. I like it but a lighter touch is recommended on the rudders and brakes at speed. 

René Dugas
Sent from an Apple REALLY smart phone. 

On Aug 16, 2013, at 11:18 AM, Ron N VelocityXLFG <velocityxl at fastmail.fm> wrote:

> Landings more interesting  care to explain. I am thinking of getting the dampener because using the brakes on take off really extends the roll
> So I was  hopping with the dampener  the winglets would do more control on take off roll.
> 
> Ron
> On 8/16/2013 11:07 AM, Rene Dugas wrote:
>> Works fine. No shimmy. Nut snug with about three lbs of friction and 35# air pressure. Makes landing more interesting secondary to PIO.  Before the friction kept the plane straight now rudder input is more active.
>> 
>> Sent from Rene's iPad. A pleasure.  Go Apple.
>> 
>> 
>> On Aug 16, 2013, at 10:01 AM, Ron N VelocityXLFG <velocityxl at fastmail.fm> wrote:
>> 
>>> Is there any one that is fling using the new steering dampener?
>>> If so how is it working for you?
>>> 
>>> Ron
>>> 
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