The "export model" AT6
Hi Reg,
Reverse-working throttles is just plain weird, but I do remember a Biggles book in which our hero steals a German machine and realises the throttle works in the reverse sense.
My own landing in the Harvard was a trifle bumpy. I was fooled by that lovely view over that yard-wide engine cover when I was nose down with flaps and undercarriage deployed. Then I rounded out - and the county of Kent disappeared behind this wall of North American aluminum. I was on the short runway, the one with the dip in the middle, which did not help.
The export model had a slight refinement to the steerable tailwheel. When you wanted to make a tight turn you pushed the control column fully forward and the tailwheel then unlocked. I understand the Mustang has the same arrangement. I also read somewhere that the Mustang is actually easier to fly than the Harvard. Hmmm...
Cheers,
Dave