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Old 6th November 2017 | 04:45
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India Four Two
 
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I’ll “chip” in.

I have lots of hours in Chipmunks (admittedly many years ago), a few hours on a wheeled Super Cub, but many hours on Citabrias/Scouts, which are essentially the same, from a handling point of view.

As has been mentioned, the forward view is more restricted in a Chipmunk, but the big difference is the castoring tailwheel, combined with the braking setup. However, as has been mentioned, it’s not difficult. In my UAS, ab-initio students were sent solo in about ten hours. You just need a good instructor.

A word of warning though. Once you’ve flown a Chipmunk, you may be hooked!
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