That's OK - last week I was out of rudder about 10 above touchdown speed - went from one side of the runway to the other, but kept it on....hecilopter said:but in my -7A I'm out of rudder at about 18-20 knots 90 degree crosswind (I have the original rudder)
Bryan Wood said:The interesting part was that a friend in his 172 landed right behind me and we were talking about the crosswind and as an 80 hour pilot he didn't think it was any big deal. He said that he was not using full rudder or even close to it. This just didn't seem possible looking at his rudder and then the massive rudder on the 9A compared to the size of the plane. Since then I've started using little or no flaps and the wind the plane can handle is dramatically better.
Best,
hiland said:Not sure if I agree entirely that cross-wind component is less for taildragger than tricycle. Same rudder available to keep the plane lined up with runway and same aileron to correct for drift. However, when crosswind component is exceeded, or if pilot skills are lacking there is greater likelihood of a mishap in the taildragger due to its less forgiving nature.
Captain Avgas said:Let me get this right. On the one hand you're saying that you do not agree that the cross wind component would be less for a taildragger than a tricycle (of the same model). On the other hand (in the same paragraph) you're saying that if the crosswind component is exceeded there is "a greater likelihood of a mishap in the taildragger due to its less forgiving nature".
Either I'm totally confused or you're totally confused.