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So they like to say that instructors who don't fly tailwheels or do loops
or who don't do much instruction are better instructors. They blame the instructors for the fact that they themselves can't fly and will never learn. EDR's rant is very typical of these people. And your rant is typical of the instructor we all fear.... Of the fifteen or so CFI's I have flown with for various checkouts, the best were those who were proficient in ALL types of aircraft, including tailwheel. The teacher who continuously learns has something grand to share. Deb -- 1946 Luscombe 8A (His) 1948 Luscombe 8E (Hers) 1954 Cessna 195B, restoring (Ours) Jasper, Ga. (JZP) |
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![]() "Henry and Debbie McFarland" wrote in message link.net... So they like to say that instructors who don't fly tailwheels or do loops or who don't do much instruction are better instructors. They blame the instructors for the fact that they themselves can't fly and will never learn. EDR's rant is very typical of these people. And your rant is typical of the instructor we all fear.... Of the fifteen or so CFI's I have flown with for various checkouts, the best were those who were proficient in ALL types of aircraft, including tailwheel. And my point is that it is no more fair to say that all the modern instructors are incompetent than it is to say that all the old pilots are incompetent. I myself am an older pilot, a gray haired old geezer (if I actually had any hair). My other point is that it does not take tailwheel training to learn to land an airplane. It is something you should be taught no matter what airplane you fly. Blaming instructors just because they have no tailwheel training is way off the mark. The funniest thing, though, is that the guy who took me most severely to task about tailwheel training has no rudder pedals at all on his airplane! (And a beautiful airplane it is, too!) And I won't even make mention of the fact that the guy who had his head down in the cockpit trying to read his map when he ran into another airplane near Tenino on Sunday was flying a tailwheel airplane. That is just a cheap shot, so I won't mention it. Nope, not me. :-) |
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![]() And I won't even make mention of the fact that the guy who had his head down in the cockpit trying to read his map when he ran into another airplane near Tenino on Sunday was flying a tailwheel airplane. That is just a cheap shot, so I won't mention it. Nope, not me. :-) The Centurion is a taildragger? Must have been a conversion! all the best -- Dan Ford email: (put Cubdriver in subject line) The Warbird's Forum www.warbirdforum.com The Piper Cub Forum www.pipercubforum.com Viva Bush! blog www.vivabush.org |
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![]() "Cub Driver" wrote in message ... And I won't even make mention of the fact that the guy who had his head down in the cockpit trying to read his map when he ran into another airplane near Tenino on Sunday was flying a tailwheel airplane. That is just a cheap shot, so I won't mention it. Nope, not me. :-) The Centurion is a taildragger? Must have been a conversion! No, but the 170 is a taildragger. |
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On Wed, 19 May 2004 07:36:44 -0700, "C J Campbell"
wrote: No, but the 170 is a taildragger. From what I read, the Centurion descended upon the 170. all the best -- Dan Ford email: (put Cubdriver in subject line) The Warbird's Forum www.warbirdforum.com The Piper Cub Forum www.pipercubforum.com Viva Bush! blog www.vivabush.org |
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