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Old 1st Jun 2009, 13:34
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enq
 
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Thanks for your replies, that actually puts my mind at rest as I imagine, now I come to think about it, that an aircraft of that age would be more "challenging" to handle than a cessna.

It makes me even more keen to achieve proficiency on type as I realise I will improve my handling skills and overall levels of experience so the whole exercise will be considerably more than a purely romantic historical reenactment.

Taking the challenging nature of the Tiger into account I have decided that a tail wheel conversion on a Cub (whilst also familiarising with A/G grass strip operations) is a sensible way of managing the learning curve.

I took a run up to Andrewsfield on Saturday and, as well as it being about 35 mins from me by car, seems to be busy, friendly & popular so my plan is crystallising around tail wheel conversion at Andrewsfield and then Tiger flying down at Headcorn.

Thank you all for your posts on this thread.

Regards, enq.
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