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Old 01-03-2009 | 08:22 AM
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Default RE: Which plane would an instructor fear the most?

There's a world of difference between a Decathlon and a Citabria wing. The Decathlon has a symmetrical airfoil and little if any dihedral and for some reason some versions of the Decathlon models are bad about dropping a wing on final approach. But the fuselages are very much alike.

A Citabria should fly almost like a Cub or maybe even better

I never had any trouble with a Cub but I've sure seen guys at the field have a lot of trouble keeping them straight on the ground.