Your email didn't have your name or location which is always nice, so we know who's asking the question. Without answering all your questions, the reality is your 2600 x 60 foot runway is not a good

2607 feet is plenty of room to land a conventional Q200 taildragger. That's all you should ever need if everything works out right. I have landed in less than 2607 feet and on runways with 50'

Bob: I remember you saying that the unlock detent matched full rudder deflection, but I don't remember exactly why. Suppose the tailwheel unlock required 10 degrees more than full rudder.

Thanks Dave for the WW II fighter info -- I knew I read it somewhere but couldn't locate it last nite. I also vaguely remember something about a tail dragger with only 5 deg of pivot before the

I've been looking through the archives trying to figure out what a reasonable expectation for a minimum TO/LD distance is for these planes. I have encountered everything from 700ft (Mike!) to

Hey Larry, Have you got a drawing of your bellcrank?? Steve Ham

Hi Jim That helps clear it up. I had always thought a locking tailwheel (& a grippy tyre) would help, it's the first time I have read or realized that someone is using one. AF Allan, Reread my

You are right Bob, thanks for the correction. That is the idea though. Ron Triano N91RT Sonerai IIs, is a bird, it really flies Q200, Back working on it, soon to be flying

Bob, Install a bellcrank a la the JB6, but with a twist. Fab a disk with a cable guide groove on the edge, sort of like an automotive throttle advance on the side of a carb or throttle body. This

...Took the words right out of my keyboard...! (No wonder the Sonerai is twitchy...????) :) David J. Gall

Just backwards, Ron. If you want less angular movement of the tailwheel, you should use a big (long) belcrank on the tailwheel, not a short one. Bob F.

My ratio is not as much as I would like, but is limited by my own requirement that I be able to reach the unlock detent on the full swivelling tailwheel at full rudder. This so I can pivot around a

As I said Dave, something about sheep. Ron Triano South Lake Tahoe, CA The Sonerai is finished and flying finishing the Q200

Hi all, Feels good to introduce myself to some like minded people. I'm purchasing a Tri Q thats been stripped down for inspection over here in rainy blighty. Sure I'll probably have some questions

Ron, Klaus is using his own design and yes I'm sure he's turning hisprop in the 4,000 + RPM range. Dave Richardson is correct my friend. You are still therotical in your modifications until your

It may be the easiest way to an end, but not necessarily the best. If everyone followed this motto, we'd have no six-pack. For that matter, we'd have no tandem wing aircraft as well as no

Hi Ron, I might point out that your disagreements are based on your theoretical observations. The sixpack is based now on repeated experiences by several different pilots. The sixpack bellcrank

I guess the Q2 had many variations in the beginning. A friend gave me his mechanical (cable) brake pedals (Q2) when he put in hyd. brakes. They slipped on my original Q1 rudder pedals easily. A hole

Allen, whichever rudder/tailwheel system you choose to use you can get the same results if you want to change the angle of the tailwheel. Just think of the tailwheel as a gear with a chain to