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Old 09-29-2011 | 10:28 AM
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Default RE: Top Flite Staggerwing

StuntFlyr

You are 100% correct. Fortunately I flew full size (almost all TailDraggers) so I have been able to understand flight dynamics. I use coordinated rudder with turns, slow flight use rudder to pick up a dropped wing,ect. and especially with a high wing loaded/heavy aircraft if my approach is not stable I go around. Having said that I have found at my flying field 300 + about 1% is actually interested in learning this stuff. Thats O.K. its a hobby, hobby's are supposed to be fun and it seems the majority have fun overpowering a J-3 cub so they can fly 3D. Errrrrrr !!!!!

but I'm just saying ????

This aircraft is not really too demanding: in the air, very stable and absolutely gorgeous with the gear retracted. But you DO need to know rudder and speeds !!


Denis