Members,
I finished my tailwheel endorsement in a Super Cub two weeks ago. So now that I have 6.5 hours of TW time, I am obviously an expert.
In the cub, the takeoff procedure was stick full aft for two seconds, and then take 3-4 second to go full forward on the stick and hold it there. The tail would raise, but would not raise further than approximately level flight.
I was surprised that it really was generally not possible to raise the tail too far and have a prop strike.
My question in the RV-6 is this: if I go full forward on the stick in the RV-6 and hold, will the tail continue to rise as speed builds and eventually cause a prop strike?
Or is the design of the RV-6 such that full forward stick on a normal takeoff (no gusting winds), will not cause a prop strike?
TIA
I finished my tailwheel endorsement in a Super Cub two weeks ago. So now that I have 6.5 hours of TW time, I am obviously an expert.
In the cub, the takeoff procedure was stick full aft for two seconds, and then take 3-4 second to go full forward on the stick and hold it there. The tail would raise, but would not raise further than approximately level flight.
I was surprised that it really was generally not possible to raise the tail too far and have a prop strike.
My question in the RV-6 is this: if I go full forward on the stick in the RV-6 and hold, will the tail continue to rise as speed builds and eventually cause a prop strike?
Or is the design of the RV-6 such that full forward stick on a normal takeoff (no gusting winds), will not cause a prop strike?
TIA