CAP-10

[Terry Carraway]

Actually just A&P signoff, although my guy is also an IA, so he will sign off a fresh annual

[Terry Carraway]

IT FLIES

Mechanic did a short test flight yesterday. A couple of small thing before I start my checkout

[Scott Dyer HPN/NY]

Yay! I take it he has CAP10 time?

[Terry Carraway]

Over 80 hours. And a LOT of tailwheel and aerobatic time.

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[Scott Dyer HPN/NY]

A good A&P to have on the job!

[Terry Carraway]

Yeap. LOTS of wood and tube and fabric experience. And a LOT of contacts.

[Terry Carraway]

I now have 2 flights, totaling 2.3 hours in the CAP-10. LOVELY airplane to fly. But I am having the most trouble with landings. Not the actualy landing, but the last part of the roll out, say under 20 MPH. Yesterday was better.

One issus may be the runway crown. We found out it is much better to land on one side or the other. And I am having the mechanic check the alignment.

[Ray Tackett]

I now have 2 flights, totaling 2.3 hours in the CAP-10. LOVELY airplane to fly. But I am having the most trouble with landings. Not the actualy landing, but the last part of the roll out, say under 20 MPH. Yesterday was better.

One issus may be the runway crown. We found out it is much better to land on one side or the other. And I am having the mechanic check the alignment.

Glad you're getting flight time. If one side of the crown is better than the other, it could be alignment, asymmetric crown, or crosswind. Whatever it turns out to be, it's educational. An unchocked tailwheel airplane is always ready to jump up and bite you one way or another. Be alert. The world needs more lerts.

P.S. If landing across an intersecting runway which has a crown, either touch down past the intersection or be rolling slowly when you get to the intersection. Best case is KPNE, where landing in the most common two of the four possible directions lets you turn off before the intersection. Worst case is planting the mains just before the crown. KPHL RWY 35 manages to embarass GA pilots frequently. RWY 27R has a definite crown.

[Tom Charlton]

trouble with landings. Not actually the landing, but the last part of the roll out, say under 20 MPH.

Hi Terry,
Happy to see you’re having fun getting acquainted with the CAP-10.
Funny how airplanes don’t give a rat’s ass about experience. As an “old” tail wheeler with time in lots of different TW aircraft I still get an occasional tap on the shoulder from my Piper Cub. I get complacent. I got this. Done this a million times. Then I’ll be all relaxed and down to about your 20 MPH and the Cub sez: Ha, Ha smarty pants . . . Thought ya had it didn’t ya. Nothing too bad. If I’m lucky, none of my buddies were watching. Sometimes Mr. experienced pilot here needs a subtle reminder from da Cub. (grin)
Have fun with the CAP-10! (grin)

[Terry Carraway]

Thanks.