Hey all -
so I have 3 landings in the RV-8 so far (instructor in the back) and each time the landing is ok, but as I'm rolling out, I start to get squirrelly - like a groundloop in the making... I'm finding that the tailwheel is waaaaay more touchy than in a decathlon. My tailwheel has the rocket steering link, and I think this is the difference I'm experiencing. A little input goes a long way in the RV-8, and I think I'm just a bit ham-fisted (or footed) in the 8 so far. I know it's early in my transition training, but is this normal? I'm a pretty low time pilot, and I've got about 10 hours or so in a decathlon as my only other tailwheel time. I've just bought a flying 8 to have fun in while I finish my 10, and flying the 8 is FUN FUN FUN!!!!
thoughts?
cj
so I have 3 landings in the RV-8 so far (instructor in the back) and each time the landing is ok, but as I'm rolling out, I start to get squirrelly - like a groundloop in the making... I'm finding that the tailwheel is waaaaay more touchy than in a decathlon. My tailwheel has the rocket steering link, and I think this is the difference I'm experiencing. A little input goes a long way in the RV-8, and I think I'm just a bit ham-fisted (or footed) in the 8 so far. I know it's early in my transition training, but is this normal? I'm a pretty low time pilot, and I've got about 10 hours or so in a decathlon as my only other tailwheel time. I've just bought a flying 8 to have fun in while I finish my 10, and flying the 8 is FUN FUN FUN!!!!
thoughts?
cj