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Forum: Private Flying

25th May 2015, 17:00

Replies: 117

Best training airplane?

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Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Yes, lancs Aero Club had a couple of G115s on the...

Yes, lancs Aero Club had a couple of G115s on the fleet and they looked good (if it looks right it flies right?), so I checked out in one. Hmmm. Dullsville. Just like a PA28. So I tried the other. It...

Forum: Private Flying

24th May 2015, 18:31

Replies: 117

Best training airplane?

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Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Um, right. How does that help me know how hard I...

Um, right. How does that help me know how hard I can pull exiting from a loop without exceeding stall AOA? Or turn steeply using 'bank and yank' without departing?

At the risk of turning this into...

Forum: Private Flying

22nd May 2015, 14:54

Replies: 117

Best training airplane?

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Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Um, there are a few tail wheel trainers that fit...

Um, there are a few tail wheel trainers that fit that descriptio a bit more accurately than the PA38.

Only a tail dragger demands correct landing technique - it won't let you get away with...

Forum: Private Flying

21st May 2015, 17:03

Replies: 117

Best training airplane?

Views: 16,207

Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Just because some types have negative...

Just because some types have negative characteristics is no reason to pretend they don't. Is it a US characteristic to only post good news? If so, someone ought to tell Mr Bach.

I prefer full and...

Forum: Private Flying

21st May 2015, 14:01

Replies: 117

Best training airplane?

Views: 16,207

Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Step, I think you need to haul on board that...

Step, I think you need to haul on board that other folk may not always agree with the views you hold. And those other folk have just as much right as you do to express their views.

I wouldn't...

Forum: Private Flying

21st May 2015, 13:01

Replies: 117

Best training airplane?

Views: 16,207

Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Step, I disagree. That's not how I remember it....

Step, I disagree. That's not how I remember it. No-one told me I should be disappointed; it came as a shock how awful the C150 was after the gliders I'd come from, and they (Ka4 and K13) were...

Forum: Private Flying

21st May 2015, 08:25

Replies: 117

Best training airplane?

Views: 16,207

Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

A and C, absolutely agree. That's what happened...

A and C, absolutely agree. That's what happened to me! The trick is to keep the 'keen' PPL folk interested enough to complete the PPL in the disappointing C150 in order they can 'discover' the more...

Forum: Private Flying

20th May 2015, 19:02

Replies: 117

Best training airplane?

Views: 16,207

Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

But the C150 / 152 is not a demanding aeroplane....

But the C150 / 152 is not a demanding aeroplane. For a start, it doesn't demand you co-ordinate rudder and ailerons and doesn't reward you with crisp roll/turn performance if you do (it doesn't care...

Forum: Private Flying

20th May 2015, 15:11

Replies: 117

Best training airplane?

Views: 16,207

Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Which is why most flying schools use them. It's...

Which is why most flying schools use them. It's possible to turn those of mediocre skill and aptitude into qualified PPLs in a short time using them! If I ran a flying school I'd most likely do the...

Forum: Private Flying

19th May 2015, 21:34

Replies: 117

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Views: 16,207

Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Worse, they can lead to disillusion. I did my PPL...

Worse, they can lead to disillusion. I did my PPL on the dreadfully-handling C150 and seriously considered jacking it in as the aeroplane was so unresponsive and rubbery to fly; like having sex...

Forum: Private Flying

19th May 2015, 16:13

Replies: 117

Best training airplane?

Views: 16,207

Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

dHC 1 Chipmunk. Won't bite unless really...

dHC 1 Chipmunk. Won't bite unless really provoked, but very difficult to fly well, and immensely rewarding to fly well! Will not mask a pilot's mistakes, but unlikely to kill him for them!

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