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Old 2nd Apr 2016, 12:18
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john_tullamarine
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One of the sideline issues is training and exposure to such problems .. unfortunately not always addressed adequately in these modern fiscally driven days.

I recall (quite fondly) my first tailwheel endorsement on the SuperCub. A very thorough endorsement, it included a full flap, min approach speed, in trim final approach and then the miss.

The stick load was like nothing I had experienced to that time in my flying career (probably around 100 hours or so total).

One of those experiences which progressively convinced me of the need for pilot exposure to out of the routine flight events in the simulator in later years. The time not to get a surprise first time around is in the heat of the real moment ..
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