Right seat in the Tri-Motor

[Maxwell]

Got to fly right seat in the EAA's Ford Tri-Motor this afternoon. Quite an
experience.

It's such a low speed, high lift aircraft, it seems to literally leap into
air with 10 to 15 kts down the runway. It felt like I was flying an 11 seat,
1350 hp ultralight.

It's certainly the most unusual endorsement in my log book. Thought I would
mention it, and see what some of your favorite log entries were among the
group.

[Dudley Henriques[_2_]]

Maxwell wrote:
> Got to fly right seat in the EAA's Ford Tri-Motor this afternoon. Quite an
> experience.
>
> It's such a low speed, high lift aircraft, it seems to literally leap into
> air with 10 to 15 kts down the runway. It felt like I was flying an 11 seat,
> 1350 hp ultralight.
>
> It's certainly the most unusual endorsement in my log book. Thought I would
> mention it, and see what some of your favorite log entries were among the
> group.
>
>
>
You're right. That Tri-motor wing takes lift seriously :-))
My most unusual entry would have to be the "Breezy". Sitting up there in
a dining room chair out in the open at altitude has to be one of my more
"memorable moments" in aviation :-))

--
Dudley Henriques

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On 17 Sep, 05:09, Dudley Henriques > wrote:
> Maxwell wrote:
> > Got to fly right seat in the EAA's Ford Tri-Motor this afternoon. Quite an
> > experience.
>
> > It's such a low speed, high lift aircraft, it seems to literally leap into
> > air with 10 to 15 kts down the runway. It felt like I was flying an 11 seat,
> > 1350 hp ultralight.
>
> > It's certainly the most unusual endorsement in my log book. Thought I would
> > mention it, and see what some of your favorite log entries were among the
> > group.
>
> You're right. That Tri-motor wing takes lift seriously :-))
> My most unusual entry would have to be the "Breezy". Sitting up there in
> a dining room chair out in the open at altitude has to be one of my more
> "memorable moments" in aviation :-))

We had one of these at school (quite a while back):
http://home.tiscali.nl/grasshopper/photoalbum.htm
(Slingsby T.38 Grasshopper )

I was terrified in case anyone asked me to get in it but fortunately
it was never used to my knowledge.

Seems a MAD idea, single seat initial trainer.
I believe though that they really did use them in that manner
with manual bungee launch.

[Dudley Henriques[_2_]]

wrote:
> On 17 Sep, 05:09, Dudley Henriques > wrote:
>> Maxwell wrote:
>>> Got to fly right seat in the EAA's Ford Tri-Motor this afternoon. Quite an
>>> experience.
>>> It's such a low speed, high lift aircraft, it seems to literally leap into
>>> air with 10 to 15 kts down the runway. It felt like I was flying an 11 seat,
>>> 1350 hp ultralight.
>>> It's certainly the most unusual endorsement in my log book. Thought I would
>>> mention it, and see what some of your favorite log entries were among the
>>> group.
>> You're right. That Tri-motor wing takes lift seriously :-))
>> My most unusual entry would have to be the "Breezy". Sitting up there in
>> a dining room chair out in the open at altitude has to be one of my more
>> "memorable moments" in aviation :-))
>
> We had one of these at school (quite a while back):
> http://home.tiscali.nl/grasshopper/photoalbum.htm
> (Slingsby T.38 Grasshopper )
>
> I was terrified in case anyone asked me to get in it but fortunately
> it was never used to my knowledge.
>
> Seems a MAD idea, single seat initial trainer.
> I believe though that they really did use them in that manner
> with manual bungee launch.
>
>
To make matters worse, I flew it in October. I can still feel that cold
air going up my pant legs :-))

--
Dudley Henriques

[Maxwell]

"Dudley Henriques" > wrote in message
...
> wrote:
>> On 17 Sep, 05:09, Dudley Henriques > wrote:
>>> You're right. That Tri-motor wing takes lift seriously :-))
>>> My most unusual entry would have to be the "Breezy". Sitting up there in
>>> a dining room chair out in the open at altitude has to be one of my more
>>> "memorable moments" in aviation :-))
>>
>> We had one of these at school (quite a while back):
>> http://home.tiscali.nl/grasshopper/photoalbum.htm
>> (Slingsby T.38 Grasshopper )
>>
>> I was terrified in case anyone asked me to get in it but fortunately
>> it was never used to my knowledge.
>>
>> Seems a MAD idea, single seat initial trainer.
>> I believe though that they really did use them in that manner
>> with manual bungee launch.
>>
>>
> To make matters worse, I flew it in October. I can still feel that cold
> air going up my pant legs :-))
>


My only Breezy flight was on a warm summer day, but have some ultralight
time in the dead of winter. Probably the coldest I have ever been, no mater
how I dressed.

But flying anything with no aircraft structure in your peripheral vision,
and the full force of the wind in your face, is a very surreal experience. I
wouldn't want a steady diet of it, but I do miss it from time to time.