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Old 03-19-2006 | 10:21 AM
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jb86
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Default RE: Should I drop a GP Cub 40 for a different plane?

i prefer to fly a clipped wing (would fly more like your trainer). just be sure to compensate for the adverse yaw w/some rudder, best to do it manually, when mixed in the radio % there's no compensation for airspeed, and this gets you used to using a rudder (just give it a light touch of rudder w/the aileron in turn). a full length cub wing takes a little getting used to, fly gentle manuvers (plenty high); loops, stall turns. rolls; pitch the nose up (to about 45 degree) before rolling, the nose will drop (alot) when you roll it. i spun one in last year; flying only about 30' i looped it and rolled out at the top, not enough airspeed, the wing dropped, not enough altitude to recover, in it went. it's not a 3d, keep the airspeed up for lift. allow to build airspeed before taking off, and fly it off the runway. landing is a breeze, just float it in, hold just a couple clicks of power, fly it down, when over the runway chop to an idle. i like the 13x6, @ 2200 rpm idle, the large prop @ low rpm slows the airplane down nice for landing. i have a ucando w/os70fs w/14x4 from several hundred feet @ full speed i chop to an idle, i push it into a straight down dive, level off at 10' and land. the large props act as a brake when idling (not when dead stick)
big wheels could be heavy. i fly w/3 1/4" treaded lite tires and handles grass just above the tires, but more than that the prop goes in the grass.
if you're not used to tail draggers, any time taxi ing, hold full up elevator (you fly a cub from the time it leaves the hangar till it's back). be ready for right rudder when you power up, especially on asphalt, it's a totally different airplane on asphalt (ground loop). a cub is a great first tail dragger. hold full up to the runway, release slowly as adding power for take off, the tail will come up, build up airspeed, and add a little up to lift off.
it would be best to find a "cub flyer" in your club to help you at first for some pointers. a cub is a great airplane to hhave in your hangar.
jon b