October 4, 20205 yr Hello everyone, I'd like to learn from your experience on landing the Mooney. Myself, I land full flaps at around 65-70 knots and as soon as I touch down it becomes very difficult, sometimes impossible to maintain the aircraft in the center line. A slight correction of the rudder makes the plane over reacting to it and by controlling its reaction with the counter rudder make the plane quit the runway. I have to say that I have already reduce the sensitivity of my hardware with FSUIPC and that in the air, the rudder is fine. As a matter of fact the take off is sensitive but not a problem. Anyone having the same experience ? Could it be the same code behaviour of the reaction of the planes in the air with elevator like if attached to a spring ? Thanks Souheil
October 4, 20205 yr Author My problem is the control of the rudder after touch down. Not the float or the bounce. I have the feeling the situation has change after the update of the Mooney (or the SP3... ?)
October 4, 20205 yr Try returning rudder trim towards central from the take off trim position. Helped me a bit but I do agree nose wheel steering / differential braking on landing is all or nothing. Never had another aircraft act the same.
October 4, 20205 yr Author 42 minutes ago, zonda12s said: Try returning rudder trim towards central from the take off trim position. Helped me a bit but I do agree nose wheel steering / differential braking on landing is all or nothing. Never had another aircraft act the same. I see. I never trimed the rudder for take off. I prefere manually maintaining the line. Have you had this behaviour since the begining of the Mooney ?
October 4, 20205 yr I use the speed brakes all the way to touchdown then apply brakes pretty firmly and make sure I’m slowed quite a bit before attempting to use the rudder to stay straight...very gentle pressure...I touch down at about 75 knots. I struggle with the Carenado 182 on landing though...very “tippy” and hard to keep straight. Love both planes though...hope they release some sort of twin soon though like the Aerocommander 500 or Turbocommander 690! Steve
October 4, 20205 yr Yea I'm finding this aircraft is VERY squirrely on the take off roll as well, even in calm winds as soon as I reach 60 IAS the aircraft develops a mind of its own. I understand the need for rudder on take off and this is also with having the rudder trim in the TO position. On landing its much about the same, the plane just zigzags.... Thomas Derbyshire
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