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Old 6th July 2002 | 08:07
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nonradio
 
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From: too near London
3QDM, here's one for you: tie a little piece of string about a foot long around the pitot tube close to the jury strut and see how the airflow changes at the pitot from hi to lo speed inc stalled condition - it doesn't very much at at all - which surprised me as I was trying to get a free version of the AoA ind. (made me think that suspected ASI error wasn't so bad after all. I guess that's why the store bought versions are on dirty great big poles out the front! In any event I would be careful at low level ie short final and over the hedge ( I'm guessing this is all about STOL) since turbulence and manoeuvring ie aileron use will cause a fair amount of local airflow change which will mean accurate judgement of the stalling angle, or rather your proximity to it(!), difficult to judge. It sounds like jolly good fun though, but I think that looking out front and judging sink rate, attitude, and stick position/feel to be more important (You can also judge when to close your eyes if it gets too exciting!)
Finally, Real Cubs are flown from the BACK seat ... ;-)
(but not very quickly)
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