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jakej
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Dave
Are you asking re Yaw Damper ? What make of aircraft ?
Jake J
Are you asking re Yaw Damper ? What make of aircraft ?
Jake J
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No current plans for a yaw damper, but it's not an impossibility.
jakej
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Makes me wonder how many planes really NEED a yaw damper, not to mention the cost & hassles of installation.
Jake J
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jakej
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I don't believe the RV needs any real amount of input in a turn however maybe it's happening 'automatically, without thinking' when I fly
Jake J
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mmarien
Murray M.
I agree. I'm told a Tiger Moth takes a lot of coaxing with the rudder to convince it to turn but there is not a lot of adverse yaw in modern designs. I know I'm getting spoilt with my Glasair.
jakej
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mmarien,
that's ironic,
i've got 80 hrs in a 'moth' (DH82A), and know exactly what you mean - now have 1740 hrs on our Glasair IIS -FT 320.
Jake J
that's ironic,
i've got 80 hrs in a 'moth' (DH82A), and know exactly what you mean - now have 1740 hrs on our Glasair IIS -FT 320.
Jake J
jnmeade
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Current status of any thoughts on a three-axis autopilot?
Still a future possibility - we know some of you out there would love to have one. We don't currently have anything to announce though.
TRCsmith
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No rudder required in a turn with a Long-EZ. Unless you're turning 60 to 90 degrees. :
Sportsman7064
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Dave O,
I don't expect most aircraft will need any rudder inputs for turns in cruise, when the autopilot would be engaged. Many modern designs have very little adverse yaw when in cruise. Experimentals will vary, of course. One method to see if your aircraft is prone:
In cruise, pick a spot on the horizon and fairly rapidly roll the airplane 20-30 degrees left and right, back and forth. Observe what the nose does during this maneuver. Does the airplane stay largely pointed at the same place on the horizon?
Doing the same exercise at approach speeds often yields a different answer, with a bit of pedal required to keep the nose aimed at the same place on the horizon...
Russ
I don't expect most aircraft will need any rudder inputs for turns in cruise, when the autopilot would be engaged. Many modern designs have very little adverse yaw when in cruise. Experimentals will vary, of course. One method to see if your aircraft is prone:
In cruise, pick a spot on the horizon and fairly rapidly roll the airplane 20-30 degrees left and right, back and forth. Observe what the nose does during this maneuver. Does the airplane stay largely pointed at the same place on the horizon?
Doing the same exercise at approach speeds often yields a different answer, with a bit of pedal required to keep the nose aimed at the same place on the horizon...
Russ
jnmeade
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It is my experience that the FD CT series with it's long, flat tanks, needs considerable attention to yaw in cruise or one tank will drain faster, resulting in imbalance, and one tank can have fuel below the port.