Steve Sampson
Well Known Member
Its over 4 years since G-IKON was ready for the first overseas trip but family illness prevented it. Last week, she finally did 3 new countries in two days: France, Germany & Austria. There are a few pictures here going through the Alps.
For many of you this will be odd but it was only my second or third experience of landing on a hard runway, not grass. At both Calais and Zell am See, after touch down the aircraft developed a quite strong resonance. I presume the toe out is pulling the legs apart, then springing back in and repeating. Short lived but disconcerting. How familiar is this to RV4 folk? Is it a feature? No, I dont have the gear leg stiffeners installed. I would welcome comments though. If I remember correctly the toe out is effectively set by the kit?
For many of you this will be odd but it was only my second or third experience of landing on a hard runway, not grass. At both Calais and Zell am See, after touch down the aircraft developed a quite strong resonance. I presume the toe out is pulling the legs apart, then springing back in and repeating. Short lived but disconcerting. How familiar is this to RV4 folk? Is it a feature? No, I dont have the gear leg stiffeners installed. I would welcome comments though. If I remember correctly the toe out is effectively set by the kit?