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01-27-2002, 12:28 PM

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Tail Dragger or Trike gear for beginners

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Originally posted by Jere L
Magnum,

Thanks for the insights.

Unfortunatly my friend won't be able to train me. Our scheduals don't mesh too well, and he's up to his eyeballs in his new "up and down" obsession.....model subs. I guess he wanted to see if he could use it to find the PBY model he left at the bottom of lake Huron. Just kidding Chet...

I'm still looking in my area for a club that I want to join. I've found that I have rather an embarassment of riches in my area. So over the next few weeks I'm going to be dropping in on a few to get a feel for which one I want to join. I must say, its rather nice to have a good selection of choices...

I'm building a Goldberg Eagle II, and am now seeking advice on conversion to a tail dragger. Currently I'm seeing the work as requiring the addition of a tailwheel coupled (or attached) to the rudder, and the possiblility of the need for a relocation of the main gear a tad forward of the CG so that I don't end up arse over applecart when I find the inevitable bump.

Care to share a few methods that you used for your conversions here?

Thanks much,

Jere

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