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Joe, a couple of notes that may or may not relate.
1 - Verify that you're not overpulling it due to caster angle. Meaning, when the tailwheel turns is it attempting to pull beyond the spring/cable length?
- Also, verify caster angle is not excessive.
4, 5, & 10. Check of correlation of a static issue causing all of these. Port location may be in the boundary layer vs the airflow?
7,8,& 9 may all be related as well.
In addressing, Take your time and address one thing at a time, unless it's totally not related. Retest and then adjust more or another item.
Also, Your experience may vary, and perhaps you've already done this. I adjusted the ailerons on Mark's Patrol so that when on the ground if someone holds a little pressure up on each aileron, (much like wing loading during cruise flight), each aileron is then aligned perfectly with the wing. Although the cable tension is good, there is just a little bit of flex or stretch somewhere on his that lets them ride up slightly if you didn't do this. On the ground they will then show as being every so slightly low without pressure.
1 - Verify that you're not overpulling it due to caster angle. Meaning, when the tailwheel turns is it attempting to pull beyond the spring/cable length?
- Also, verify caster angle is not excessive.
4, 5, & 10. Check of correlation of a static issue causing all of these. Port location may be in the boundary layer vs the airflow?
7,8,& 9 may all be related as well.
In addressing, Take your time and address one thing at a time, unless it's totally not related. Retest and then adjust more or another item.
Also, Your experience may vary, and perhaps you've already done this. I adjusted the ailerons on Mark's Patrol so that when on the ground if someone holds a little pressure up on each aileron, (much like wing loading during cruise flight), each aileron is then aligned perfectly with the wing. Although the cable tension is good, there is just a little bit of flex or stretch somewhere on his that lets them ride up slightly if you didn't do this. On the ground they will then show as being every so slightly low without pressure.
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