rudder/steering issues
Hi
I'm a new PPL and but have been flying for two years since starting training. I have noticed an issue during the ground roll where the aircraft wants to drag itself to one or the other side of the runway. Crosswind you might say but this happens on occasions even in VERY calm wind situations. Landed the other day and found myself putting in full right rudder to keep the thing straight and I had the sensation it wanted to tip over even though I slowly squeezed in the rudder and used aileron to keep the wing down despite it being almost nil wind. I was with a passenger of equal weight and we're not overweight! Everything about the landing was normal, flare fine, held weight off nose and gently lowered and landed on centre line etc.
Normally I would suspect the tyre/inflation which are all fine. Undercarriage looks fine and I have to say this doesn't always happen so I don't think anything is bent. The same thing used to happen in the cessna I used to fly but again only very occasionally. Not sure what is going on or if I'm doing something wrong! I thought maybe it could be fuel sloshing around as it was almost full tanks?
Aircraft is a Piper Warrior of 1998 vintage and in very good condition albeit it is a training aircraft at my club. Sorry if this sounds like a silly question but its a srange anomaly that concerns me!
Would be interested in any thoughts!
Last edited by chopperholic; 30th June 2011 at 14:02.