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Old 08-05-2008 | 08:11 AM
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Default RE: Whats the difference of flying a highwing vs. lowwing?

Coming right off a trainer and never having flown even a simple low wing airplane before you will probably fly it nicely right up to the point that the first engine stoppage occurs and at that point you freeze and the airplane becomes a complete and total loss. Usually in the first flight but perhaps you will make it to the second.


As to the original question and of course this does not apply to a single vs twin thing which I beleve was your real question.

Single engine highwing airplanes are simply easier to learn orientation techniques with than low wing single engine airplanes and developing the ability to maintain that orientation through out many varied lighting conditions. A rather important skill that for many does not come easily.

John