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lee.logan(at)gulfstream.c
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 Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:24 am Post subject: RVSouthEast-List Digest: 11 Msgs - 09/12/07 |
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Seems to me the best data to help someone with this decision is not who
backs tail wheels (mostly that would be guys who already decided in favor
of them) or who backs nose wheels (ditto) but to ask who would change if
they had it to do all over again. My take is that guys who haven't flown
tail wheeled aircraft have a somewhat unfounded concern about how difficult
they are to fly. Personally, I see them as different, not difficult (are
nose gear airplanes marginally easier to take off and land----probably, but
not enough to make much of a difference at this size and speed aircraft).
If there are those out there who are now flying tailwheeled RV's who would
go with a nose wheel next time, that could be useful data (and vice versa,
of course). Off the top of my head, I would guess that there are more
nose gear guys who, having flown RV's for awhile now, are sorry they didn't
go ahead with a tail wheel after all than there are tail wheel guys rueing
their decision.
I'll vote first. Tail wheel all the way and would not change. My first
was a tail wheel and now I'm building another. Hope that helps!
Great fun to think about again, regardless of your final decision. I would
personally not let a concern for the challenge of flying a tail wheeled RV
(there isn't much of one to begin with) deny me the aesthetics of a tail
wheeled aircraft (if that in fact appeals to you), its (modest) performance
benefits, nor for that matter the just plain fun of a wheel landing and
carrying the tail up half way down the runway!
Sorry for the rant---sometimes you just feel like chiming in, you know??
Lee...
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flyguy
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| Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:59 am Post subject: RVSouthEast-List Digest: 11 Msgs - 09/12/07 |
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Ditto Lee, wouldn't go back to nosewheel from TW
--- lee.logan(at)gulfstream.com wrote:
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lee.logan(at)gulfstream.com
Seems to me the best data to help someone with this
decision is not who
backs tail wheels (mostly that would be guys who
already decided in favor
of them) or who backs nose wheels (ditto) but to ask
who would change if
they had it to do all over again. My take is that
guys who haven't flown
tail wheeled aircraft have a somewhat unfounded
concern about how difficult
they are to fly. Personally, I see them as
different, not difficult (are
nose gear airplanes marginally easier to take off
and land----probably, but
not enough to make much of a difference at this size
and speed aircraft).
If there are those out there who are now flying
tailwheeled RV's who would
go with a nose wheel next time, that could be useful
data (and vice versa,
of course). Off the top of my head, I would guess
that there are more
nose gear guys who, having flown RV's for awhile
now, are sorry they didn't
go ahead with a tail wheel after all than there are
tail wheel guys rueing
their decision.
I'll vote first. Tail wheel all the way and would
not change. My first
was a tail wheel and now I'm building another. Hope
that helps!
Great fun to think about again, regardless of your
final decision. I would
personally not let a concern for the challenge of
flying a tail wheeled RV
(there isn't much of one to begin with) deny me the
aesthetics of a tail
wheeled aircraft (if that in fact appeals to you),
its (modest) performance
benefits, nor for that matter the just plain fun of
a wheel landing and
carrying the tail up half way down the runway!
Sorry for the rant---sometimes you just feel like
chiming in, you know??
Lee...
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pinkston(at)carolina.rr.c
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| Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:13 am Post subject: RVSouthEast-List Digest: 11 Msgs - 09/12/07 |
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Flown both ,,,have the A & as for flying & looks tw all the way, but on the
ground, not counting looks there is no better way to go than an A!!!!!!!!
resale,,ins. Short field,,being able to see [taxi],cleaning underside ect.
Ect. An A is like landing a 150 cessna,,can't get any better! Just look out
for the rabbits! Ha..ha Randy Pinkston 705rp 390 hrs
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