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Old 02-01-2006 | 02:08 PM
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Default RE: The Ultimate Wing Skids?

Don't worry; I'm hard to offend. :-)

I won't claim to be the best pilot in the world, but I'm working against some constraints. Our runway is short and was built 30 years ago for .40-size planes. I fly .60 and 1.50-size warbirds and unless I bring them in at a near stall, I have to zig-zag to burn off some speed before hitting the end of the runway. Some of my planes (e.g., TF Corsair) are prone to ground-looping, too. I wish a solution were as simple as getting some landing practice and never dragging a wing tip on the asphalt, but it's not. Even the expert pilots at our field occasionally scuff a wing.

Those ceramic wing skids look pretty cool! I like the piano wire idea, too.