Chippie, Cub and Moth
Aerbabe,
As others have said the Chipmunk is completely delightful, but tends to be quite expensive to hire - especially since the engine only lasts a maximum 1000 TBO on a public transport C of A. As you're close to Coventry you are also probably handy for Sywell, and could have a go in their 90-horse Super Cub. It is pleasant to fly, relatively inexpensive to hire, and the airfield has three grass runways so you can usually take off and land reasonably into wind.
And later you can have a go at their Moth or Pitts S2 for a further challenge.
Both the Super Cub and the Chipmunk are straightforward to fly and make for a fairly non-daunting introduction to taildraggers if you're accustomerd to the mainstream "modern" (i.e. 1950s technology) light aeroplane. The Tiger Moth, having no brakes at all, decidedly pre-war ailerons and a somewhat relaxed approach to yaw stability, has an altogether more old-fashioned feel, and is a much bigger step away from a tri-gear Cessna or Cherokee. I don't mean this as a criticism of the Tiggie - some people find these peculiarities endearing, others not to their taste.
Hope this helps... (edited for spelling)
Last edited by Lowtimer; 1st Aug 2002 at 11:34.