Some tailwheel questions/comments

On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:37:03 -0400, "BDS" wrote:

I plan to transition to a Husky (180 HP CS prop), any comments about what to
expect, relative difficulty, etc?

The Husky is a big, heavy airplane. (Husky, in fact!) It is nothing
like a Cub--not much like a Super Cub either.

It is much easier to land a Husky than a J-3. You can put the nose up
a bit and put on a bit of power, and lower yourself down as if you
were on a string. Try that in a J-3 and it will simply keep on flying.

The thing I really remember about flying a Husky is that I kept
skinning my knuckles on the trim wheel. I was bleeding all the time.

I never flew the Husky solo. I was on a "mountain flying" course with
Damian Delgaizo in Andover NJ. It's a lot easier to do something when
you have a skilled pilot backing you up.

Blue skies! -- Dan Ford

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