[f-AA] Hindustan Pushpak

[Tom Holmes]

You have rudder authority when you can over power the tail wheel.  That is pretty tough to do until you are moving right along, and difficult to ascertain as well.
  MNSHO (my not so humble opinion!! ;-)  ), and I prefer a little more airspeed at lift off, Tho' it will fly at 40ish, it's not happy, and like momma, if she's not happy, ain't nobody happy.
  Tom

Markl <markl at intercom.net> wrote:
      OMO   rudder authority is there as soon as you have full throttle.  Elevator authority comes later and I do not raise tail to level unless a crosswind takeoff is being made.  For normal takeoff the attitude would be a climb attitude so aircraft lifts off by itself when flying speed is reached.   Just OMO as usual
  Fly frequently and often,
Tony Markl
    ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tom Holmes 
  To: aeronca at westmont.edu 
  Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 9:44 AM
  Subject: Re: [f-AA] Hindustan Pushpak
  

  Tony,
  I teach the same method, but saying "as soon as you have some rudder authority" (about 6-8 seconds!) stick full forward to get the tail up, then ease it back to level to build airspeed.  Also helps me to see from the back seat!  being altitudinally impaired.
  Tom
  

Markl <markl at intercom.net> wrote:
          Dear Stephen
  Nice photo and the first one I have ever seen.  Regarding Normal takeoff technique (One Man's Opinion)  I teach my students to put the stick forward and raise the tail 1-2' as soon as they have elevator authority.  When is this?  Normally 6-8 seconds after putting in full power. Less it you have real headwind.  Most folks wait too long
  Fly frequently and often,
Tony Markl
    ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Stephen Slater 
  To: aeronca at westmont.edu 
  Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 4:08 AM
  Subject: [f-AA] Hindustan Pushpak
  

Hi.  My first attempt at posting to the Aeronca Digest, so I hope I'm doing
it right.  I've just acquired one of the two HAL-26 Pushpak aircraft
registered here in the UK. Out of the 150 or so built in Banagalore, India
between 1958 and 1971, there are just two still flying in India and the two
in the UK, so they're not exactly thick on the ground.  

"The Memsahib" is basically a 1948 Aeronca Chief, but with heavier tubes
(filled with linseed oil to prevent corrosion) she weighs in about 80lbs
heavier than a Chief - most of the weight down the back.  She has a
Rolls-Royce built C-90 on the nose, a bigger fin and smaller rudder which
will make crosswinds interesting and a few other detail differences.

It’s the first time I've flown with the Aeronca 'no-bounce' undercarriage
(oh yes it can!). Can someone help me with the best take-off technique.

Currently I'm trying to keep the nose down on take-off to keep the oleos
compressed then fly-off at 50mph.  Most of the time this works, but I've
found on our rather bumpy strip it tends to start wallowing around like a
50s Cadillac if I get it wrong.  

I also tried a short-field take-off at about 35mph, accelerating in ground
effect, but I'm a bit worried about the lack of control authority if there's
any cross wind. What technique do you Chief experts recommend - and what
other 'gotchas' should I look out for?

Steve Slater
Pushpak G-BXTO

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