H201 Libelle and wing dropping

Wallace Berry wrote:
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Eric Greenwell wrote:


Wallace Berry wrote:

To prevent wing drop in Libelles:

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Stick full forward from the beginning of the takeoff roll until the tail
comes up. This will get you aileron authority as quickly as possible.

I suggst that this is not good practice in a cross-wind takeoff, where
you want the tail wheel firmly on the ground to help keep the glider
straight. It is probably not necessary in any case: by the time you are
going fast enough to lift the tail, aren't the ailerons already so
effective you won't drop a wing?


What you state is exactly what I would expect. But, for whatever reason,
holding forward stick on my 301 seems to help significantly with
avoiding a wing drop. Even with the stick forward, the rudder is
effective before the tail comes up. So far, no problems with cross wind
take offs, which they nearly all are at our site. One thing I forgot to
mention, my Libelle only has the CG hook, the nose hook having been
glassed over by a previous owner. Because of this, the tail on my 301
tends to stay down a bit longer than one being towed by the nose hook.
With a long rope, negative flap and the stick forward, I've done
unassisted takeoffs with no trouble. Haven't tried that with a strong
crosswind.

I got confused about who was flying what, and my comments were intended
for a 201. My 301 didn't drop a wing as long as I started in full
negative flap. It's been 20 years, but I think I used some back stick at
the start. Mine did have the nose hook.


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