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Old 08-05-2008 | 12:31 PM
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Default RE: Whats the difference of flying a highwing vs. lowwing?

The twinstar's glide slope is about the same as a set of keys, and that is with the engines running. I've flown mine with each engine out. It's not as bad as some twins when they loose an engine, but it's a handful for sure. Often, when an engine dies, I simply turn the thing around, line it up, and then kill the other engine. But that's cheating, I know....
You should get a four star or tiger 60 or similar airplane first. As stated before, orientation is usually one of the biggest learning curves in low wing to high wing. And wingtips tend to get scraped on landings more often.