Right of center-line
First get a tape measure and check that your right leg isn't longer than your left 
I suspect that it's the fact that you are sitting in the Left seat that's doing it and you are automatically compensating as you would when you drive a car from the Right seat.
Frankly, as long as all my wheels are on the runway I'm very happy!
I suspect that it's the fact that you are sitting in the Left seat that's doing it and you are automatically compensating as you would when you drive a car from the Right seat.
Frankly, as long as all my wheels are on the runway I'm very happy!
I think you guys are using the A model G115 over there?
- No rudder trim tab on that one!
I find that our students (on the G115) generally do not use enough right rudder, and instead they compensate for the left yaw tendency by dropping the right wing slightly.
Wings level! Keep the bastard straight!
- No rudder trim tab on that one!
I find that our students (on the G115) generally do not use enough right rudder, and instead they compensate for the left yaw tendency by dropping the right wing slightly.
Wings level! Keep the bastard straight!
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Well I would just like to say thanks to everybody. Just got back from my final grading, applied a bit more rudder, kept the centre line vertical with the ends on top of each other and changed centring slightly, perfectly aligned!
ONYA Mr 'Dark'........
Reminds me of the story about the Concorde landing in NY, and the 'smart-ass' in the tower said something like......
"Sir, are you aware that you landed to the left of the centreline?"
To which the captain quickly responded,
'Yes! And my copilot was on the Right!"
Congrats on your check!!!
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Reminds me of the story about the Concorde landing in NY, and the 'smart-ass' in the tower said something like......
"Sir, are you aware that you landed to the left of the centreline?"
To which the captain quickly responded,
'Yes! And my copilot was on the Right!"
Congrats on your check!!!
Cheers and welcome to the 'Interesting' World of Aviation....
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Centre line of the runway
If you are in the left seat of an aircraft , then put your right leg on the centre line and if in the right seat then your left leg should be used as the reference for the centre line.
Be careful that, if for some reason you are not quite on the centre line as you land, then land parallel to the centre line, otherwise some drama may occur.
Tmb
Be careful that, if for some reason you are not quite on the centre line as you land, then land parallel to the centre line, otherwise some drama may occur.
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In another life (as a RAAF instructor) was conned into giving dual circuits at Darwin (big wide runway even then) to a student in a Hornet Moth. High wing tail dragger with almost non-existent brakes and a nasty grubby ground-looping tendency once the tail lowered on landing. . Student kept landing well to left of centreline.
As he slowed on one landing run, I reminded him to next time try for the centreline. With that he booted in hard right rudder (to get on the centreline, as he told me later) and in a flash we groundlooped to the right. Went around in two complete circles and came to a stop still on the runway. Only damage was fabric scrape on right wing tip but some damage to my pride. But as I said earlier, Darwin had a nice wide runway - probably designed for Hornet Moths!! And the nice part of the story was we ground looped around the centreline - as one would, of course...
As he slowed on one landing run, I reminded him to next time try for the centreline. With that he booted in hard right rudder (to get on the centreline, as he told me later) and in a flash we groundlooped to the right. Went around in two complete circles and came to a stop still on the runway. Only damage was fabric scrape on right wing tip but some damage to my pride. But as I said earlier, Darwin had a nice wide runway - probably designed for Hornet Moths!! And the nice part of the story was we ground looped around the centreline - as one would, of course...
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I've never flown a Grob but maybe if she yaws left when adding power then she may yaw right when you close the throttle. Don't make a conscious effort to compensate with rudder or aileron - hold wings level and picture the centreline along the longitudinal axis of the aircraft and you'll do fine. Fly the aircraft, not the procedure.
Or follow the previous posts in this thread - they're all good.
Or follow the previous posts in this thread - they're all good.
