Grumman Cougar (GA 7)
Guest
Posts: n/a
Grumman Cougar (GA 7)
Anyone flown one of these bad boys? Any particular handling peculiarities I should know about? I've got a fairly good idea of performance but I'd like to know a bit more about the detail of how it's operated / standard checks etc.
Thanks
Thanks
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 362
Likes: 0
From: slightly left of you
probably flew the ones you're going to fly a while a go. It's an absolute dog if you loose an engine. get the gear and flaps up sharpish, or you'll be descending instead of climbing after an engine failure. Apart from the checklist you'll get, not sure what else you want to know. send me a pm with specific questions, and i'll answer them as best i can.
Quick edit. If you get checklist version three, it's wrong in certain places. In the emergency section it says:
Engine fire.......
Fuel cocks ON
Hmm ok if you want you're wing to burn through a bit quicker.
Quick edit. If you get checklist version three, it's wrong in certain places. In the emergency section it says:
Engine fire.......
Fuel cocks ON
Hmm ok if you want you're wing to burn through a bit quicker.
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 86
Likes: 0
From: UK
Cougar
Hi Piggsy,
i just renewed my multi on one...
please pm me if you have any specific questions.
yes they are a dog performance wise compared to other light twins.... but they are a great instrument platform.... extremely stable.
take it easy.
i just renewed my multi on one...
please pm me if you have any specific questions.
yes they are a dog performance wise compared to other light twins.... but they are a great instrument platform.... extremely stable.
take it easy.
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 185
Likes: 0
From: Co.Durham UK
The one I flew for the CPL/IR was G-REAT!
Someone out there will get it!
Heavy? Yes, but once trimmed it sits where you want it to either in the cruise, hold, ILS whatever. Under performs SE but stops you from shooting through an assigned alt! Loved flying the GA7.
Someone out there will get it!
Heavy? Yes, but once trimmed it sits where you want it to either in the cruise, hold, ILS whatever. Under performs SE but stops you from shooting through an assigned alt! Loved flying the GA7.
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 135
Likes: 0
From: UK
Have to concur. An excellent training platform, both for student and instructor. I had flown the Partenavia, Seminole and the Be76 prior to the Cougar and had heard all sorts of nasty tales, but they proved untrue as the GA7 is more docile than the aforementioned. The lack of performance is an advantage in many ways. If you can haul a Cougar around on one engine, you learn to appreciate why light piston twins are the most dangerous a/c out there and hence to respect them.
LOST
LOST
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 334
Likes: 0
From: Worldwide
Yep-flown them quite a bit down in Biggin Hill. Let me tell you, it's a MULTI ENGINE AIRCRAFT by name only! It has two engines - TRUE, but it really doesn't let you work the thing as you would expect a light twin. You can't load it much more that a light single to be honest with you, and if you lose an engine, as it was said before, gear and flaps up straight away. But saying all that, a nice twin to fly-I enjoyed it.
