Originally Posted by
John R81
To this RW pilot uneducated in FW operation, the only advantages that a FW can claim are
1. less flight critical systems - which is overcome by maintenance (at a financial cost, admittedly); and
2. a longer glide time if the donk stops - which means to me that you get more time to find the Km of flat grass that does not exist
You might want to add:
3. Inherent stability. You let go of the controls and it will stabilise itself.
Try the same in a Heli.... No better don't.
It really takes some effort to crash a Cessna 172 or a Piper Cub. A Robbie not so much...
