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Old 21st Aug 2006, 06:38
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jon s gull
 
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Did a tw endorsement whilst learning , for the same reason as chimbu though some years earlier. one thing led to another and I got fying in a super cub towing gliders, where i met my current boss. i still fly tailwheels but they have 1300 shp and weigh 8 tons now.

an aside, whilst flying the cub I had to land at the oaks in that ''Gusting 50kts'' westerly during the blue mountains fires years ago. the reasons are quite involved. any way thought I'd give it a shot flying it on and see how it felt. Flew the upwind mains on with the wingtip near the ground and drove along till near the taxiway at which time I let the downwind wheel onto the ground and it rounded up into wind at which point I just kept taxiing up into wind. Worked a treat. I have some great photos of less spectacular xwind work to remember those days.
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