REFLECTOR: New Shimmy Damper Success?

[David Rene Dugas]

600+ hrs flying for 10 years. Fluid dampener for about 30 hrs. No shimmy. Landing is different because it takes so little brake to turn that PIO is a problem first 10 landings. Easier to change direction but more brake use but lighter pressure. Very glad I have toe brakes. With friction I could tap the brakes and get it lined up for long distances. Now it is more like rudder control on a tricycle gear plane. Ones feet moves a lot but nothing like a tail wheel. 
With all of that said, I like it. No shimmy. 

Rene' Dugas
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On Mar 15, 2013, at 12:35 PM, Dennis King <kitfox94 at comcast.net> wrote:

> I know the issue of nose wheel shimmy has been done to death in the past, but the factory has offered a new shimmy damper for awhile and I haven't seen any user reports on it.  I know some people have had trouble with shimmy, even though they were trying to be careful about adjusting the friction nut.  I don't think I've experienced shimmy yet, but I am still early in my test period. I'm interested in hearing about anybody's experience with the new damper design, especially people who had a lot of trouble with the old design.  Switching from a dry friction design (coulomb damping) to viscous damping makes a lot of sense to me.
> 
> Dennis King
> 173RG Elite N173DK
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