On Thu, 20 May 2004 12:37:43 GMT, "Henry and Debbie McFarland"
wrote:

Having
a tailwheel endorsement opens up your horizons. I know it did mine.

Thank you for the post.

Since I am one-eyed, 72 years old, have only 300 hours, and am a bit
of a klutz, I am probably not a great stick. I fly the Cub because it
is fun. I love the posture of the airplane and the way the cylinders
stick out at the sides like cat's whiskers. I like to fly low with the
door open and look down at the New Hampshire countryside. (Getting to
Maine or Massachusetts is a huge adventure, and I have yet to cross
the river into Vermont.)

I even love to say "The Cub is turning final..." And I absolutely dote
on making wheel landings, especially when they don't commence with a
bounce.

Though I rent Zero Six Hotel "wet", I also appreciate the fact that
yesterday I flew 1.7 hours and burned only 6.9 gallons of gas.

Whether learning in a taildragger made me a better pilot or not, it
did make me a happy pilot. I started taking lessons at 68 for a hoot.
I doubt very much that I would still be flying had I not soloed in the
Cub.


all the best -- Dan Ford
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