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Old September 20th 06, 05:31 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default Is rudder required for coordinated turns?

In article .com,
"nrp" wrote:

Tom Young wrote:
On Tue, 19 Sep 2006 23:02:58 GMT, Jose ... wrote:
The only plane I know of that had interconnect is the Ercoupe.


Our '51 TriPacer (S/N 13) had rudder-to-airleron interconnects which we
hooked up before annual insp but tied off before anyone wanted to fly
it afterwards. I never understood why there was an interconnect.


When the Pie Chaser was certified (about 1951), interconnect was all the
rage among manufacturers, including Beech and Piper. Personally, I have
always found interconnect to give an objectionable feel to a plane. I
hate the extra load on the controls!