Very true, full travel is required. That can be difficult
with short legs and arms.


"Margy Natalie" wrote in message
m...
| IMHO it's not only the weight but the height, there's a
big difference
| between pulling the yoke back when you are 20 inches away
and 10 inches
| away. I know.
|
| Margy
|
| Jim Macklin wrote:
| Gender has nothing that must cause the problem, but a
102
| pound female has to work harder to push the 150 pounds
on
| the rudder pedal that is what is required to match the
Vmc
| numbers, or to pull or push the elevator when the trim
is
| run-away or just miss-set. And the typical two place
| trainer has a narrow CH envelope and most multiengine
| airplanes have a wide CG range, when only the front
seats
| are occupied, elevator forces will be greater.
|
| Lots of farms girls and city raised girls who get into
| horses, learn very quickly that a 70# hay bale can be
moved,
| with effort. Then they learn that the exercise makes
them
| stronger and the bales seem easier to move.
|
| I was just telling the young lady, that using the trim
for
| the flare, below 1.3 Vso may get her killed and it won't
| increase her upper body strength.
|
| There are males with low strength and there are females
with
| high strength. But the aerodynamic facts are gender
| neutral, if you trim right down to stall speed and have
to
| do a go-around, you are asking to die if you don't have
the
| strength.
|
| There is a maneuver that can be done safely at altitude
in
| most airplanes, a trim stall.
|
|
|
| "john hawkins" wrote in
message
| et...
| | I'm not sure what gender has to do with it. I know
that my
| daugher, who is a
| | competion horse rider can toss hay bales around a
whole
| lot better than I
| | can. and i can flare and land a nose heavy A36 just
fine.
| |
| |
| | "Jim Macklin"
wrote
| in message
| | ...
| | Live long and prosper. There are a number of NTSB
| reports
| | that involve female pilots involved in fatal
accidents
| in
| | various makes and models. Often these involve Vmc
| | demonstrations and other operations such as engine
out
| | go-around [not required in light twins, but a
required
| | maneuver in transport category/jets.]
| |
| |
| | "Michelle P"

| | wrote in message
| ...
| | | Jim Macklin wrote:
| | | There are some airplanes that are easy to load
| outside
| | the
| | | flight envelope. Many multiengine airplanes are
| | designed to
| | | carry passengers and baggage. With only the
front
| seats
| | | occupied, some ballast in the rear can be
essential.
| | |
| | | You should read some FAR 23 on flight control
forces
| | | allowed.
| | |
| | | I have a few thousand hours teaching in
multiengine
| | aircraft
| | | and just flying charter and delivery, from Piper
| Aztecs,
| | | Beech Duchess and Barons, Dukes, King Ai r 90,
200
| and
| | 300.
| | | Jet time is in the Beechjet 400, trust me, your
life
| can
| | | depend on your being able to push and pull the
| controls
| | to
| | | the limit with one leg or one hand.
| | |
| | | I bow to your godliness..almighty one.
| | | Michelle
| |
| |
| |
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