X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:16:11 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from s5.cableone.net ([24.116.0.231] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.0) with ESMTP id 5033746 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:47:34 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.116.0.231; envelope-from=bbreen@cableone.net Received: from [192.168.1.104] (unverified [96.19.144.204]) by s5.cableone.net (CableOne SMTP Service s5) with ESMTP id 43533466-1872270 for ; Mon, 27 Jun 2011 04:46:56 -0700 X-Original-Return-Path: Subject: Re: [LML] Ventral Strakes, do they reduce performance? References: From: Berni Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 X-Mailer: iPad Mail (8H7) In-Reply-To: X-Original-Message-Id: X-Original-Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 06:47:06 -0500 X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mime-Version: 1.0 (iPad Mail 8H7) X-Vpipe: Scanner said ok (av_avast) X-IP-stats: Incoming Last 5, First 44, in=14, out=0, spam=0 ip=96.19.144.204 X-Originating-IP: 96.19.144.204 X-Abuse-Info: Send abuse complaints to abuse@cableone.net I converted my normally aspirated Lancair IV to a Turbine. The airplane fle= w great before the conversion but with the turbine I experienced some attent= ion getting tail wagging especially on take off in gusty conditions. After a= considerable number of failed attempts to correct this issue I bought a Mik= e Custard strake and installed it. The strake eliminated my problem with no= other modifications needed. I highly recommend that you look at this solution. I believe you will be mo= st satisfied. Sent from my iPad Berni Breen Bbreen@cableone.net On Jun 27, 2011, at 6:34 AM, RONALD STEVENS wrote: > Hello guys >=20 > Me again, I just had my first lesson with the Lancair 4p (with JC) and whe= n I took off the plane was wiggling its tail like a happy dog LOL Nothing sc= ary, but this I can imagine could be annoying for passengers. >=20 > Now I was looking on the internet and found that Ventral Strakes were use= d to fight against those 'yaw' effects. > It suppose to help with turbulence, go-arrounds, full power take offs as w= ell. >=20 > My very near future plane (we are almost closing ;) is a newer one, so the= tail section was already updated to the latest.=20 >=20 > But looking at my passengers (I fly with my Son and Girlfriend a lot) this= could be disturbing for them and I was already thinking of installing the Y= aw damper (I have the tru-trak sorcerer) and perhaps also installing those V= entral strakes. >=20 > Does anybody have experience (before and after) with those? And would you r= ecommend those?=20 >=20 > Thanks =E2=80=94 Ronald Stevens (Cirrus 1100 hours, Velocity 250 hours, La= ncair 4p student now with 1 hour LOL)