BOb

'I'm' not doing any picking. My Mark 20C (1962) didn't have a wing
leveler (came out a year or two later) so had to fly the bird all the
time like in a fighter. Was hard to fly with knees with the control
wheel(s) it had.

Was so light on controls, if I dropped something on floor (pencil) and
bent over to pick up, would end up almost on my back before I knew it.
Stick would have made all the difference in the world.

Bird was still a joy for old retired Fighter Pilot to fly.


Big John



On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 06:17:41 -0500, Barnyard BOb --
wrote:



I got lots of hours holding sticks between my knees too. I would prefer a
centre stick too. But a properly built and rigged canard should be able
to keep right side up once you've got it trimmed, I would have thought.
So you should be able to release the stick for short periods if you really
need both hands.

Big John
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Why are you picking on the early model Mooney's? g


Barnyard BOb --