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I agree completely. I've said it a thousand times. If I had my druthers, I'd suggest that every pilot in the world get a bit of glider time. It will be a great learning experience and you'll have a great time doing it. Also, you'll never worry about forced landings again :-))

Might I respectfully add a slightly different point of view on this. On a short final, any stall, especially cross controlled COULD be nasty assuming the pilot involved was slow on the recovery, and again assuming a pilot who allowed a stall on short final, a slow reaction time might just be...

As a pilot who has done a bit of test flying, I would say it's actually a bit of both :-)) This is an excellent post in my opinion, and is EXACTLY how good CFI's should be teaching pilots to fly airplanes. The POH, and in fact everything you learn to use when learning to fly including the...

Not bad. Slipping turn to final looked ok to me, as did the approach generally. I can't figure out the left turn after takeoff followed by the right pattern. Did I miss something in the editing :-)))) ?? The ole' Champ was a lot of fun to fly; noisy and airy and more solid than the J3 which...

Depends on how you define it. For some, Freud could only have been a pilot if he flew a Jungmiester!! :-))

Many times during a show routine (we're talking closed airspace with NOTAMS of course :-) I'd use a very tight in 360 overhead approach with a pitchout through a 3/4 to knife edge roll followed by alternating slips side to side to scrub off the altitude gained through the climbing roll. Sliding...

I would respectfully add to this that airspeed control while slipping can be a problem if only the ASI is used for the cue. Multiple cues are the way to go when slipping, and your best airspeed cue is the actual "feel" of the airplane itself. Nose attitude coupled with the feel of the aircraft...

The Part 23 requirement is there for sure. Piper certificated the T Hawk under Part 23. The spin recovery history for the PA38 in the field however, GROSSLY contradicts the Part 23 requirement and instead implies that Part 23 parameters for the airplane are if nothing else; suspect!

In a way I can see this although the ultimate answer in my opinion lies in the training program as much as with aircraft design. For years the emphasis on spin recovery has been the standard technique of rudder against, stick forward to break the stall, ailerons neutral, and recovery. This...

I have always had shall we say "mixed feelings" about the Tomahawk. I liked the airplane but with severe reservations. I was never really happy with the test variances I felt were present during the aftermath of the initial accidents in the airplane. I felt much of the information gathered was...

I'm pretty sure it's either the same wing or a slightly upgraded -2 of the same planform.

I somehow missed flying the 77 through my tenure as an instructor. Just never seemed to couple up with the airplane for some reason. I would assume the performance and issues are comparable to the Tomahawk with the wing being similar. I believe it was the same GA (W)-1 or possibly the -2 wing...

Thank you for the welcome. It's a great forum. I'm afraid I was addressing more the post commenting on slipping turns more than the Tomahawk itself :-)) I was one of the instructors with input to Piper when the T Hawk was introduced. The airplane has a much undeserved reputation caused...

In some airplanes turning slips from base through final coupled into circling tight in approaches are a great advantage both for scrubbing off altitude and to improve visibility over the nose. This is especially applicable to high performance tailwheel aircraft. In the Pitts and like Bipes...

You'll enjoy doing slips. Slip Tip :-) Not that you'll be entering aerobatic training as below but it applies equally to primary flying; As an aerobatic instructor, one of the first things we do with a newbie starting out in acro is to break them of the habit of thinking in terms of...

Hi Rich; Glad to see you here. As an instructor who specialized in tailwheel airplanes throughout my career I would second what Rich has said. Tailwheels are unique unto themselves and FBO's putting one on the line are well advised to market them as a totally seperate aspect of their...

Thank you. Looking forward to a long time experience on the board. You folks have put together a very nice board. I only wish I had made the decision to try this format a long long time ago. BTW; I think both of us owned the same cat!! :-))))))))))))))))))

Thank you. Glad to be here.

I'm using the instant notification email function. Works great for me. I'm also using the linear top to bottom style. You can view posts as they come in in order that way. I think all of us should have done this 10 years ago :-))

Hi all; I'm another refugee from Usenet and VERY glad to be here. Hi Jay; glad you and the family made the switch. I see Montblack is here as well as many others who have followed. How's the Ercoupe coming along? I think all of us owe Bob Gardner a beer :-))