I learned to fly in a Tomahawk. The nosewheels on the 3 Tomahawks I flew had problems. One day on takeoff it seemed the nosewheel was shaking so bad it felt like the rudder pedals were getting stuck. I had a instructor with me and told him. He ignored it. On landing and taxing back to the tie downs the rudder pedal was getting jammed. I told him again. He ignored it. The following week that same plane was in the hanger all torn apart. The nose wheel collapsed on landing broken prop, engine mount, etc. The lesson. Fix small problems before the accident and thousands of dollars in property damage. Not to mention getting hurt or killed.
If more pilots landed like you and left front nose gear off as long as possible it would help reduce shimmy damage. Dealing with this same issue on a warrior.
Recently had a flight in a Cessna, rolling down the runway on takeoff shit went tits up vibrating so bad I was waiting for the wings to fall off,just a little back pressure was what it took, but for the love of god please if you’re giving intro instruction for a check out let them know. As a pilot it’s an easy fix, as a new flyer it’s fucking terrifying when it pops its head up at 40kts with no prior knowledge.
I agree. I found my shimmy incredibly annoying. I make sure all my cars are laser straight with alignment and zero vibrations so this issue was top priority until I got it corrected. What bothered me is there were licensed aircraft mechanics who couldn't solve it before I bought it.....I'm sure they charged the previous owner plenty for nothing.
Those shimmies were the worst. The worst I felt was on the C152 for the one hour I did in VH-SCZ in Qantas colors.
I learned to fly in a Tomahawk. The nosewheels on the 3 Tomahawks I flew had problems. One day on takeoff it seemed the nosewheel was shaking so bad it felt like the rudder pedals were getting stuck. I had a instructor with me and told him. He ignored it. On landing and taxing back to the tie downs the rudder pedal was getting jammed. I told him again. He ignored it. The following week that same plane was in the hanger all torn apart. The nose wheel collapsed on landing broken prop, engine mount, etc. The lesson. Fix small problems before the accident and thousands of dollars in property damage. Not to mention getting hurt or killed.
You've got that right! It was such an easy fix to prevent a pile of issues that could occur!
Nice work! And I particularly enjoyed the tension created by the dramatic music. Brilliant video, Perry.
Thank you! While the world doesn't really need more of anything dramatic I figured it still fit 🤣
If more pilots landed like you and left front nose gear off as long as possible it would help reduce shimmy damage. Dealing with this same issue on a warrior.
It definitely makes a difference in control of the aircraft and I'm sure my torque link bushings will last a long time now!
Good Job on the fix
Thank you! Now where are we going to fly to?? 😀
Great fix 🙂
It will be ready for when you cross the pond 👍
Recently had a flight in a Cessna, rolling down the runway on takeoff shit went tits up vibrating so bad I was waiting for the wings to fall off,just a little back pressure was what it took, but for the love of god please if you’re giving intro instruction for a check out let them know. As a pilot it’s an easy fix, as a new flyer it’s fucking terrifying when it pops its head up at 40kts with no prior knowledge.
I agree. I found my shimmy incredibly annoying. I make sure all my cars are laser straight with alignment and zero vibrations so this issue was top priority until I got it corrected. What bothered me is there were licensed aircraft mechanics who couldn't solve it before I bought it.....I'm sure they charged the previous owner plenty for nothing.