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AlanParkinson Certificates/Ratings/Crew Stations: 3. "RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!" 08-14-02, 23:29z  Hi Jerry, > shoved the throttle > forward. Plum Krazee moved out down the runway and I'm feeling good - > ALL OF A SUDDEN and before I know it, the plane feels light and the > right wing lifts up and the left wing drops and I'm heading for the > bushes .... Aargh, don't scare me like that! Small, easy, and CAREFUL steps first. It reminds me of my first session taxiing my own microlight - but I did some quite costly damage. I too was learning the ground handling, but as a hang-glider/trike combination, I was able to taxi the trike without the wing attached, so there was no danger of becoming airborne. I strapped in, opened the throttle, and before I knew it, I was hurtling down the field at frightening speed. The contraption rolled over, sending fragments of propeller flying everywhere, and I was left hanging from the seat belt; shaken, and suddenly having a lot more respect for the power available. A low power engine coupled with a very lightweight aircraft can accelerate dramatically, often more rapidly than bigger and more powerful aircraft, though tailing off to a much lower top speed. (In my case, without the weight of the wing, the acceleration was truly awesome) Take care Alan **** VPC OffLine Reader Version 1.0.0.0 **** ++++ UNREGISTERED ++++ **** OLR.PL Build 1.73 **** Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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Subject      Author      Message Date     ID      Tail Draggers ARE different!    jerryrosie       08-14-02              RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    Ben_Chiu       08-14-02       1            RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    jerryrosie       08-16-02       5                 RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    bcline       08-16-02       9                      RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    Mike_Greenwood       08-16-02       11                           RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    bcline       08-18-02       14                                RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    Mike_Greenwood       08-18-02       15                                RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    vgbaron       08-19-02       16                                     RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    bcline       08-19-02       17                                     RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    jerryrosie       08-20-02       20                                          RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    vgbaron       08-20-02       21                                               RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    jerryrosie       08-21-02       22                                RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    jerryrosie       08-20-02       19                      RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    jerryrosie       08-17-02       12                           RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    jerryrosie       08-20-02       18         RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    Madape       08-14-02       2            RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    jerryrosie       08-16-02       6         RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    AlanParkinson       08-14-02       3            RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    jerryrosie       08-16-02       7                 RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    AlanParkinson       08-16-02       10                      RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    jerryrosie       08-17-02       13         RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    AlanParkinson       08-14-02       4            RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!    jerryrosie       08-16-02       8

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