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TomParsons Certificates/Ratings/Crew Stations: 3. "RE: Landing a Pitts" 06-14-02, 18:33z  Hi Ben- >Just out of curiosity, do you already have a taildragger >sign off or fly a Pitts elsewhere or plan to in the >future? Just wondering why you took the course (I mean >over and above flying with Mr. Davisson--which would be a >reason in itself). I do have a tailwheel signoff, although I had to rush a bit to get that finished in time to go out to Budd's. The signoff is normally not an absolute necessity before taking Budd's training, but he does prefer that people finish off the basic tailwheel training first. Also, it's better to learn "Tailwheel 101" stuff at $100/hr in a Cub than $235/hr in a Pitts! My reason for taking this training was to get ready to be a Pitts pilot! Before last week, I had about 2 hours of Pitts time, along with around 10 hours of aerobatics in a few other types, and decided that a Pitts offers the most grins per dollar of any factory-built airplane in the air. So I'm looking to either buy into a partnership in a 2-seater, or get a single-seat Pitts. As I sought advice from experienced Pitts pilots, most of them recommended that I get the following training before soloing: landing training (preferably with Budd Davisson), and spin training (preferably with Bill Finagin). An interesting thing I've found since I got back from this training is this: most people really, really don't want you trying to land their Pitts, even if you've just received extensive training! I'm having a heck of a time finding someone who will let me keep my newly-developed skills sharpened. Tom P. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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Subject      Author      Message Date     ID      Landing a Pitts    TomParsons       06-13-02              RE: Landing a Pitts    DHamblin       06-13-02       1         RE: Landing a Pitts    Ben_Chiu       06-14-02       2            RE: Landing a Pitts    TomParsons       06-14-02       3                 RE: Landing a Pitts    Ben_Chiu       06-14-02       4                      RE: Landing a Pitts    Mike_Greenwood       06-15-02       5                      RE: Landing a Pitts    DHamblin       06-15-02       6                           RE: Landing a Pitts    Ben_Chiu       06-15-02       7         RE: Landing a Pitts    Patty_Wagstaff       06-16-02       8

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