I was in pilot training class 56U. We flew the T6 in primary after
about 14 hours in the PA-18. A lot of solo students joined the "garden
club" by losing directional control on the landing roll. The first
crash I ever saw was called a "rudder trim tab stall" in a T6. A
student let the torque, lack of trim, and lack of nose down control
get him on a go-around. He added power and his nose pitched up and
left into a stall. We were at a little dirt strip at Castroville, TX
standing about 50 yards from the crash. The plane was in bad shape,
the student was unhurt.

Gene Myers

Small world. I flew parachuters from Castroville end of 2001. A tornado
recently hit the airport.

Were you in pilot training at Hondo? I flew there earlier in 2001 on a cloud
seeding project, right before the airport was...ahem..hit by a tornado.



Ron
Pilot/Wildland Firefighter