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Old 03-23-2004 | 07:53 PM
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Here is a picture of my Happy fly Trainer doing a low pass today.

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Old 03-23-2004 | 09:25 PM
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Now you are good if you took that pic while doing a low past!
Old 03-23-2004 | 09:33 PM
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You converted that into a tail dragger or are my eyes failing me?
Old 03-23-2004 | 09:37 PM
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I believe it's just front wheel steering like most trainers. Or else it's my eyes too.
Old 03-23-2004 | 09:46 PM
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I only see two wheels. Ive never see inline landingear before
Old 03-23-2004 | 09:50 PM
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looks like he is missing the right side back wheel ..lmao
Old 03-23-2004 | 09:56 PM
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*Begins to think* Maybe it is a tail dragger. Or maybe he has perfectly good balance on two wheels =D
Old 03-23-2004 | 10:12 PM
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i dont see a tail wheel.. maybe its just me[X(]
Old 03-23-2004 | 11:00 PM
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Its a tail dragger. There is no back wheel.
Here is another picture of it.
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Old 03-23-2004 | 11:10 PM
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Neil,
That's Awesome[&:] You should try inverted next! LOL
Old 03-23-2004 | 11:28 PM
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hahaha, I can fly inverted but not that low!
Old 03-23-2004 | 11:56 PM
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Good now inverted.
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Old 03-24-2004 | 02:05 AM
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and i wouldn't recommend it either... with that dihedral... it's not meant to stay inverted!
Old 03-24-2004 | 05:18 AM
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those wheels look wierd in the first pic.
Old 03-24-2004 | 10:11 AM
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The left wheel (left, in the airplane) looks fine, the right one looks like it's wire is swept back, but it is the branches in the background. Look really careful, and you will see it's wire.
Old 03-26-2004 | 12:12 PM
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I was just wondering if That would be a good way to learn what it would be like to fly a taildragger convert my trainer AhHHHHHHHH HAaaaaaaaa maybe thats what I'll do this weekend!!!!!
Old 03-26-2004 | 05:00 PM
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ORIGINAL: forestroke

and i wouldn't recommend it either... with that dihedral... it's not meant to stay inverted!
I have the Happy Fly too and it has almost zero dihedral, maybe I'm mistaken, but I thought less dihedral was best for inverted.
Old 03-27-2004 | 12:10 AM
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No.. you're right, bear dude, there doesn't seem to be a lot of dihedral in the plane. My basic assumption with trainers is that they all have ample dihedral! Looks like I'm wrong... In that case, Neil, where's your low pass inverted? :-)

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