RizzyWizzy

Trike Shimmying at landing

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I went with my friend for a flight today, I fly a Northwing Navajo with HKS 700e. We did a few touch and gos, on two of the landings we felt a significant shimmy.

Now on my trike, I already have a dampner, I am tyring to figure out what could have caused the shimming, the only thing I can think is that my tundra tires were a bit low on air and also the second landing was done probably a bit faster, with about 6 mile cross wind.

Has anyone who owns a Navajo trike exprienced this? sometimes I think due to a four stroke engine, maybe the rear part of the trike already is heavy to begin with, add a 215 pound passenger and slightly deflated tire, coupled with a cross wind landing and all of the above could have contributed to the shimmy.

The first time my speed during the shimmying was around 20s or so, so I punched the throttle and took off again, the second time I applied the brake and that kind of stopped the shimmying.

None the less, I would like your input. For those of you who have tundra tires, what is the pressure you keep in those tires?

Regards,

Rizzy

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  • RizzyWizzy

    I spoke to trike pilot friend, he recommended to check my axles and rear gear assembly, for any cracks or damage and also to land slow and keep the nose wheel up as long as possible at landing. I couldn't find any damage on the trike, so I was hoping for anyone else who has experienced the same shimmying, that could shed some light on this topic and share their solution.