I do not know why there remains any discussion concerning a larger rudder. Sure the plane will fly slightly faster with the small rudder, but it is not effective until flying speed (~70mph). All other

Geoff, thanks for the great post, but I've gotta use it as a jumping off point. Don't take it personally:

Yes N870BM did NOT have "plans built" wheel alignment. The wheel alignment was corrected early in its development by Bob Malechek and this solved all ground handling issues. Phil

Want more tail? Okay. You asked for it. Now you can treat small rudder syndrome (SRS)with Rudderalis. Rudderallis helps you overcome those awkward moments where you just feel that your rudder

Kevin, Congrats on your new Q200! As someone who recently bought a Q200 and learned to fly it, my experience underscores Sam's advice: taxi A LOT before flying. I bought N200AL from Al

I just wanted to thank everyone for all the info. The bad news is there is so much info it is going to take a bit of time to read it, much less digest. Next time around I will bring up a

[WARNING: Long post] Joe, My comments/opinion has been available for several years: http://david.gall.com/files/Airplane/quickie1.txt. A large part of "The Problem" is that non-engineers tend to

Sam, Thanks for spending the time to post 0-200 mods as well as "needs" .In going through the engine on N8427 I will be adding updates. What CR (compression ratio) are you running on your engine?

If you want to salvage the old canard, it is possible to remove the canard by cutting along the fuselage/canard interface parallel to the surface of the canard using a hack saw blade mounted in a

Here's my experience with the brakes: http://home.mchsi.com/~shoskins/modifications.html Scroll down to Differential brakes. Sam

At this stage then we do not know what is the lowest stall to be obtained with VGs. They do not stall at 60mph. Peter

James/David, The POH recommends land full stall tailwheel first.It is more common to land 3 point. It is unsafe to wheel it on, read sidegust with limited rudder authority,and how do you control

Bugger ! Peter

One of our highest time pilots, Sam Hoskins, I believe used a Johnson bar for well over a 1000 hrs. (Correct me Sam if this isn't true) and still has the small rudder. But I believe it is a better

Thanks Paul - Looks like Mr. Gall put some serious thought into this issue. Joe

The answer is YES. David Gall did a great write up on this subject. I think it is in the YAHOO file section somewhere. It is a must read!!! Sorry I don't have the exact location, but do find it and

Joe, See the info at http://www.finleyweb.net/default.asp?id=141 Paul gear "toe in <http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=129h7qrjo/M=298184.5584357.6650215.300117 6/D=gr >

Q-Group - Any comments, opinions or observations on Q2 main gear "toe in/out" and camber? Thanks, Joe (N672CP)

Kevin - Sure sounds like there was more to the equation, i.e. if there was enough air to keep part of the AC flying, there should have been enough to provide rudder authority. The answer is blowin in

Jim - Good point. Reference the larger rudder modification, is there a preferred and proven fix for the standard inadequate rudder. Could the standard rudder be enlarged by merely extending the