9h 05 minutes, two years, and two aircraft...
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9h 05 minutes, two years, and two aircraft...
... but I finally got my tailwheel sign off today! 
Dunno why I had to go to North Weald to do the hard-runway practise though.
Probably never hear the last of that. Not that I was doing anything wrong... it's just I paid to use the runway, I don't see why I shouldn't use as much of it as possible.
Dunno why I had to go to North Weald to do the hard-runway practise though.
Probably never hear the last of that. Not that I was doing anything wrong... it's just I paid to use the runway, I don't see why I shouldn't use as much of it as possible.
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Not that calm... But at least the 12 kt of wind was pretty much straight down the crosswind runway at NW. Not the easiest one to land on with a significant dip in the middle 
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Calm day!?!!? Not at Enstone, where I landed in a strong, gusty crosswind with low level windsheer. 
Not sure if it convinced me that...
a) I can fly these funny plank things better than I thought I could, or
b) I should just stick to helicopters.
Well done anyway, Aerbabe. After half an hour in a Tiger Moth, and an hour in a Cub, I decided tailwheel aircraft were fun, and I might even do the same some day. If I do, I'll probably beat you on years, hours, and number of aircraft.
Not sure if it convinced me that...a) I can fly these funny plank things better than I thought I could, or
b) I should just stick to helicopters.
Well done anyway, Aerbabe. After half an hour in a Tiger Moth, and an hour in a Cub, I decided tailwheel aircraft were fun, and I might even do the same some day. If I do, I'll probably beat you on years, hours, and number of aircraft.
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G'day AerBabe - long no-see time since we met at Project Propeller... anyway, I have never flown tail-dragger (well technically I've flown my friends a/c but never landed or taken off in one at least) so I for one would be interested in a write-up from you point of view: what's it like? what's hard, what's easy, what's fun, what's to recommend it?
Cheers!
Andy
Cheers!
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Hey well done Ms AB,
That is really great news, you are welcome to come fly my cub any time, and I suppose I'll have to let you take me up for my first microlite experience ever in that Thruster thingy too... Hmmm er nice.. !
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That is really great news, you are welcome to come fly my cub any time, and I suppose I'll have to let you take me up for my first microlite experience ever in that Thruster thingy too... Hmmm er nice.. !
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Well done AB. That'll make the conversion to Thruster flying a bit easier
Nothing to beat the satisfaction of a bounce-free 3-pointer in one of those beasties - especially when there's an audience
Nothing to beat the satisfaction of a bounce-free 3-pointer in one of those beasties - especially when there's an audience
