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bcline Certificates/Ratings/Crew Stations: 9. "RE: Tail Draggers ARE different!" 08-16-02, 20:34z  Hi Jerry, Was going to wait until my surgery was all over before getting back into it, but your story prompted an earlier note. I learned to fly in tail draggers...Super Cub and T-6 first, then later on the Beaver and C-47...and I can tell you that it is so easy, especially in light planes like the Super Cub, for that tailwheel to leave the ground almost immediately and your work on rudders is then that much more sensitive. With the CG much further behind the main gear the darned things seem to want to switch ends a lot. But, I'm sure you know all this. You've got to develop sensitive feet, for sure. Just wait til you get into the first ground loop situation after landing! That's a lot of fun, too. They used to call me "wing-tip for sure Cline". Bill 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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