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On Jan 9, 6:35 am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:

Citabrias are almost Cubs but better from what I have read. Have you
flown the Husky? That's supposed to be a better Cub too.

Well, a Citabria won't fly as slowly or take off and land shorter than a
Super Cub with the same engine. On the other hand it is mildly
aerobatic. It's also a good bit roomier inside and is a little bit
faster. I've never flown a Citabria with flaps, but they're not supposed
to do much at all.

We have a 7ECA (no flaps) and a 7GCBC (flaps). Give me the flapped
airplane every time. The landing speeds are considerably lower, even
lower than the POH claims, while the unflapped Citabria lands pretty
fast. But that flapped airplane is more of a handful in crosswinds.

Yeah, I do remember the Citabrias I've flown in the past as floaters. It
wasn't an issue anwhere I've flown them before, but the new field is about
1360 feet long, so we'll have to be fairly sharp..


Bertie