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Old 2nd February 2014 | 21:57
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semmern
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Love the Tiger Moth. Not because it is comfortable or easy to fly; It is neither! But it teaches you to aviate, rather than just fly.. There are no two better aeroplanes to learn on than the Tiger Moth and the Cub. It has done more to develop my flying skills than anything else I have done in my flying career so far. Highlights include flying it to Andøya in the Lofoten islands in Norway, at 70 degrees north, and becoming proficient enough to be able to land the thing in 10 to 12kt crosswinds on grass. Ours have no brakes and no tailwheels. This way you also learn that taildraggers aren't finished flying until they're tied down or parked in the hangar.



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