Oh, he's good...

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I learned to stop the 185 really short doing just this. And
taxied the old Auster like that. Not as hard as it looks, but you sure
gotta be careful. My Jodel, on the other hand, is really finely
balanced, rather light in the tail, and I've never had the nerve to do
it. Maybe this spring:-)

Doesn't your Jodel have that funky differential braking system, or is it a
homebuilt one?

The taildragger's CG is usually 15° behind the main axles.
Picking up the tail of a taildragger, you can hoist it over your head
so that it's pointing down at 15° or so, and it'll balance there. Prop
horizontal so it doesn't get stabbed into the pavement. With the
brakes on and engine run up, it's easy enough to keep the tail from
rising to that level.

Just gotta be a little more careful of holes!


Bertie

On Feb 10, 3:13 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:

Doesn't your Jodel have that funky differential braking system, or is it a
homebuilt one?

Homebuilt. Hydraulic heel brakes. Master cylinders are from early
1950's Austin automobiles. Still working.

Dan

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On Feb 10, 3:13 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:

Doesn't your Jodel have that funky differential braking system, or is
it a homebuilt one?

Homebuilt. Hydraulic heel brakes. Master cylinders are from early
1950's Austin automobiles. Still working.


Cool. Someset, Dorset, A35?

I've only flown one Jodel. It's an amazing airplane. A 1040, I think.
100hp, originally a Potez, but the guy got tired of finding parts so he put
an O-200 in it. It sould actually carry four out of a short field and three
with full fuel which was about 6 hours IIRC. cruised at about 100knots as
well.Why would anyone fly a 150 after having met one of those?



Bertie

Cool. Someset, Dorset, A35?

I've only flown one Jodel. It's an amazing airplane. A 1040, I think.
100hp, originally a Potez, but the guy got tired of finding parts so he put
an O-200 in it. It sould actually carry four out of a short field and three
with full fuel which was about 6 hours IIRC. cruised at about 100knots as
well.Why would anyone fly a 150 after having met one of those?

Bertie

Mine's a D-11. All wood, fabric cover. A-65 Continental. 85 kt
cruise. Two seats. Good STOL airplane unless it's a high DA day and at
gross. 15 gallons and 4 or 5 GPH, so not a lot of range.
Even this one makes a 150 look anemic.

Dan

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Cool. Someset, Dorset, A35?

I've only flown one Jodel. It's an amazing airplane. A 1040, I think.
100hp, originally a Potez, but the guy got tired of finding parts so
he put an O-200 in it. It sould actually carry four out of a short
field and three with full fuel which was about 6 hours IIRC. cruised
at about 100knots as well.Why would anyone fly a 150 after having met
one of those?

Bertie

Mine's a D-11. All wood, fabric cover. A-65 Continental. 85 kt
cruise. Two seats. Good STOL airplane unless it's a high DA day and at
gross. 15 gallons and 4 or 5 GPH, so not a lot of range.
Even this one makes a 150 look anemic.


Yeah, I've seen a D12 fly, I think, take off and it was amazing. It was
over fifty feet high at less than 800' of runway and that was with two guys
on and only a light breeze. I beleive it had an A-65. All of those little
wooden French airplanes are really nice. I always fancied an Emeraude or a
SIPA.


bertie