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Old 3rd Dec 2012, 09:46
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Sam Rutherford
 
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45 Chippy hours (AAC), then about 500 hours Maule. I've never pre-set the brakes, almost always three point (even in very strong, 90° crosswinds), so far, never ground-looped (nearest I could find to a 'touch-wood' smiley!).

I've always found that a complete lack of hesitation to be nifty/heavy on the brakes (whilst holding the tail down) seems to have averted a couple of near disasters...

Sam.
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