Well, I consulted with the instructors at my field again. They all said that my flying is good, and that I really should make another go at it. I got the engine started and taxied down the runway. Everything looking good, I got it wound up and off I went. I steered, and let the PLANE decide when it really wants to get airborne. And it did: TWO takeoffs today, NO incident! Tracking was nice and strait, roll response was perfect. It loops with the best of 'em, and the low passes are majestic. Setting up for landing, it comes in a little hot yet still manageable. It goes where I point it. I finished to evening with NOTHING to fix. NOT even a prop to replace. Yay for me, no epoxy mess tonight!

For a second plane, I would tend to agree that the Cessna can be a little scary, it's a bit difficult to recover from a tip stall when there's not enough air speed at takeoff. All I have to do is keep that in mind before I pull up, and I think I should be good to go. Otherwise, everybody said that my piloting looks great and recommended that I stick with my Cessna.

Anyway, so now I need to pull that OS .40 LA from my trainer. How would one of those work on a Sig 4-Star 40? I'm thinking I'd like to have one of those, either yellow or red (I wish they would make one in BLUE). The Tiger would be nice, but I've been told I would really need an OS 55 AX for that, probably because the Sig is lighter. So, is there any experience running a .40 on one of those out there? Any info would help, thanks.

NorfolkSouthern