Hi Cub Driver


And in the Cub, the instructor is usually in the front seat.


Well, that would be in the J-3, which I think I've seen one of up here. But
there's lots of 11's, 12's and 18's, all of which the instructor sits in the
back.

And believe me, one place you don't want to be for very long in the winter
time in Alaska, is in the back seat of a Cub. No matter how good the heater
is, (which they usually aren't), the planes are sealed so poorly that
there's always cold air blowing in from everywhere. The guy in the front
seat never notices it, seems all the cold air comes in through the back
area.

This is even the case in the newer built models, the ones that have been
rebuilt, and the brand new Husky's from Aviat.

You should see me sitting back there in my Parka, Fat-Boy pants, gloves and
Sorels trying to keep warm. Actually, now that you bring it up.

PJ


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May sometime another year, we all be back together. J.J.W.
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"Cub Driver" wrote in message
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I'm always amazed at how many tailwheel pilots I've met who say they
never
did wheel landings during their training. And of the vast majority who
did
do them say, "but we only did one or two".

Harvey Plourde addresses this in "The Compleat Taildragger Pilot". He
sketches the scene where the typical checkout ends with the instructor
saying something like "You get the idea; practice it some time when
there's no cross-wind," signing the endorsement, then moving to
another state or changing his name.

He also notes that it may be some comfort to the student who is
sweating out his first wheelie to know that the instructor is even
more terrified. (It is, after all, the instructor's insurance policy
that is on the line. And in the Cub, the instructor is usually in the
front seat. I often wondered what it is like to teach somebody you
can't see! Shucks, the student could have fainted, for all the
instructor knows.)

all the best -- Dan Ford
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