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jerryrosie Certificates/Ratings/Crew Stations: 7. "RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!" 08-16-02, 13:27z  > Aargh, don't scare me like that! Small, easy, and CAREFUL steps first. That's what I had planned ...but you know what they say about the best laid plans <G>.... Accelerated much was prepared to handle. Next time I hope to be better prepared to handle the situation now that I have been taught a bit of humility....<]:¬) > 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. Gawd! What an experience! Sure glad that mine was no where near as destructive.... I, too, had taxied it without the wings on and had no problems, even though I do believe I had it up to nearly the speed of my humbling experience. The difference being the first time (without wings attached) was on turf and the second time was on paved surface. I do belive I was, in a fraction of a second it seemed, about to fly and I was not prepared to handle the reduced wheel traction. My plan is now, to work slowly up to take off speed and become VERY capable of handling it at that speed before I even consider taking off - because - that is the speed I will be landing at and I'd better be prepared to handle it... >Take care Thanks! More later.... Hope to get it out to the airfield again next week.....slowly...slowly...slowly.... and get some dual time in a tail dragger as soon as I can arrange it..... ***Reality - The refuge of those who can't handle simulation*** Cheers, Jerry (N94) -= VPC OffLine Reader Version 1.1.3.0 =- Registered to: Gerald J. Rosie **** 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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