dutchroll Posted January 12, 2011 Posted January 12, 2011 Howdy. Well I've been an ATPL (ex mil) for a long while and a lurker here for some time, so I don't mean signing my life away on getting quals. I mean through buying a plane. What better way to spend the family's inheritance? It'll be a Pitts Model 12. My registration was unfortunately prompted by the tragic event at Ingham recently. For anyone who suddenly feels nervous about ever flying in one - don't. I've researched it for 2 years before making the decision. It's a truly fun & amazing (& reliable) plane. Went for a fly in one with Larry King after Oshkosh last year and loved it. I'm also thinking of one day......maybe with a capital "M"...... of doing an RV10 or something which can carry the wife's baggage. This seems like another great forum for info.
Guest Andys@coffs Posted January 12, 2011 Posted January 12, 2011 Welcome, So im guessing dutchroll doesnt apply to 767's so what did you used to drive in the military? (or if Im wrong that is a story I'd like to hear!) Heres to many more posts from you as you share your experience with us all. Andy
dutchroll Posted January 12, 2011 Author Posted January 12, 2011 Hercs. And Caribous. You ain't seen dutch roll til you've waffled around in a C130 in the cruise! :big_grin: Actually, the 767 does dutch roll too. It's not very perceptible from most angles including up the front, but if you look carefully out of a passenger window against a good fixed reference - say a clear horizon contrasted against the wingtip - it can be quite pronounced! Round and round and round......... No, it has nothing to do with rolling around on the ground outside the Richmond Officer's Mess!
Guest Andys@coffs Posted January 12, 2011 Posted January 12, 2011 Actually spent quite a few hours in the back of hercs over the years and on one trip from Amberley to Darwin to Malaysia did notice the afore mention chacteristic. I just pressumed that the Autopilot wasnt setup properly and that the feedback loop was overdriven. Of course when in hammock in the back the rolling wasnt that much of an issue.... Maybe thats why hercs have few windows so most wont notice it... The autopilot in my J230 does the same thing but there is an adjustable gain that can stop it, but when the gain is adjusted to the point where it stops it also becomes quite slow to react to turbulence causing a wing drop etc...in the end I put up with it.... Next time I fly 767 I'll look and see if does as you say, however I seem to spend most of my time when flying as a fare paying passenger in Dash 8's and 737's Andy
dutchroll Posted January 12, 2011 Author Posted January 12, 2011 The 767 is also quite sensitive to the rudder trim position. On the herc I don't ever recall bothering to trim the rudder much. The early autopilots were pretty ordinary, but the later ones were quite decent. Maybe we just didn't care too much who was down the back as our livelihood didn't depend on fare-paying passengers!
fly_tornado Posted January 12, 2011 Posted January 12, 2011 greetings! so are you building or buying or importing your pitts?
dutchroll Posted January 12, 2011 Author Posted January 12, 2011 Buying.....then importing, ie, it is being built from scratch, customised to order. They have just started wing construction.
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