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Forum: Private Flying

6th Feb 2016, 18:55

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Demonstrated X wind a pointless figure ?

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Posted By Genghis the Engineer

I did wonder if you'd just had a bit of a...

I did wonder if you'd just had a bit of a brainstorm!

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Forum: Private Flying

6th Feb 2016, 15:51

Replies: 90

Demonstrated X wind a pointless figure ?

Views: 12,131

Posted By Genghis the Engineer

Tracking an airways doesn't use rudder at-all,...

Tracking an airways doesn't use rudder at-all, regardless of crosswind component - that's just geometry.

Do conditions change things - a bit. But, you'll generally shoot for steady conditions,...

Forum: Private Flying

6th Feb 2016, 15:09

Replies: 90

Demonstrated X wind a pointless figure ?

Views: 12,131

Posted By Genghis the Engineer

No, I don't think it is - it's rather subject to...

No, I don't think it is - it's rather subject to handling technique, and I'm not aware of there being any standard result for predicting crosswing limits on paper.

I think that what the...

Forum: Private Flying

6th Feb 2016, 12:39

Replies: 90

Demonstrated X wind a pointless figure ?

Views: 12,131

Posted By Genghis the Engineer

That is actually what Test Pilots often do - the...

That is actually what Test Pilots often do - the Cooper Harper pilot compensation scale uses scores from 1 (aeroplane does it on its own ) to 10 (totally uncontrollable ) for whatever aspect of...

Forum: Private Flying

1st Feb 2016, 07:17

Replies: 90

Demonstrated X wind a pointless figure ?

Views: 12,131

Posted By Genghis the Engineer

I think that you're right Pace to be honest - and...

I think that you're right Pace to be honest - and I've flown several crosswind trials, and written or signed off several more POHs.

The way it's done has some value - a figure has been determined...

Forum: Private Flying

31st Jan 2016, 23:18

Replies: 90

Demonstrated X wind a pointless figure ?

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Posted By Genghis the Engineer

I think that there's a few aeroplanes where...

I think that there's a few aeroplanes where "demonstrated limit" is simply the worst that could be achieved before the aeroplane was certified and the certification team were well aware that they'd...

Forum: Private Flying

31st Jan 2016, 20:37

Replies: 90

Demonstrated X wind a pointless figure ?

Views: 12,131

Posted By Genghis the Engineer

It worries me somewhat, not least on PPrune where...

It worries me somewhat, not least on PPrune where there's some track record of such behaviour, when people start publishing what seems like authoritative information from long experience - but on...

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