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Old 2nd May 2008, 11:51
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betterfromabove
 
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Was in a Cub, but one thing I was surprised at was that take-offs were more tricky to start with than landings in the Cub, especially with any kind of x-wind.

Then one day an instructor pointed out to keep that full aileron in until after rotation if necessary. Trying to remove it as wheels lift off is asking for trouble.

Agree with sitting in the aircraft just for the hell of it to get that 3-point attitude nailed.

If you fly lots of T/W then go back to N/W, you'll have lots of fun...I found I needed to do a little mental "conversion" back again to stop dancing with my feet & hauling back on the stick like an idiot!
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