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Old 26th September 2002 | 08:26
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Philip Whiteman
 
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From: Teddington, Middlesex
The lower-powered Cubs have been mentioned by a couple of people. I've flown an L-4 (military J-3!) from a farm strip since 1989 -- and it still gives me the odd lesson in not paying full attention on landing. The PA-18 Super Cub is rather easier to land sans bounce, but either machine should be easy to steer during the rollout.

Two lessons from my past: worn-out Scott tailwheel steering arms plus 5 kt crosswind over tarmac runway equals groundloop; and properly rigged elevator equals tailwheel-first landings (when you have become used to not getting full up elevator!)

The tailwheel problem might not be apparent if you only fly from grass. Wear on the arms (hidden inside the circular steering body) allows the wheel to breakout at very low torque, or even castor freely.

Regarding the elevator rigging: I used to be able to sort of auto-land by feeding the stick back until it hit the rear stop, and we three-pointed. This almost eliminated any chance of a bounce. Tailwheel-first arrivals may be hard on the spring, but they are even less likely to result in a hop.
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