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Old 3rd September 2007 | 03:08
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slackie
 
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From: Live in Taupiri, Waikato, work in the big smoke, New Zealand
n5296s - gotta say I disagree! I don't consider myself "Yeager II" but I find that even though the Pitts (S2B in my case) commands absolute attention for EVERY landing, it is not particularly "difficult". The Pitts seems to have a reputation for being "squirrelly", but I find it does EXACTLY what you tell it...if you make a whole heap of small control inputs then it obeys every command. The secret?? Get speed under control on finals, set the landing attitude accurately, hang on and it seems to work every time. You do need to keep on top of things as speed reduces, but again, don't over control...biggest secret is to keep flying the aircraft until it is tied down or in the hangar!!!
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