I had the enjoyable experience two years ago of being in sequence in my
Extra (typical pattern speed of 120K) behind a DC-3. I was stuck doing a lot
of S-turns to avoid getting low and slow (the cause of a fatal accident in
another Extra a few years prior, with an associated stall spin).
At 90K I had the nose way up in slow flight (now unable to see), knowing
that I was still eating up the distance rapidly. Luckily, the DC-3 pilots
were pros, and landed and turned off quickly.
My impression was that things were not going well, and I was becoming
uncomfortable getting so slow, and not being able to see much. After
landing, a volunteer came up to my plane, and as he backed away he walked
right into a sight gauge, cracking it. He just shrugged his shoulders and
walked away without saying a word.
This was the last time I flew into OSH, since the drive is only a little
over an hour.
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