On 2007-06-19 10:15:20 -0400, "Mortimer Schnerd, RN"
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com said:

Dudley Henriques wrote:
We have a saying about the Talon;
"It sits on the ramp and gives you the impression it's going Mach 1"



Ain't that the truth? I have a friend who flew them when she went
through pilot
training and said they were a blast to fly. I'd love to just go for a ride in
one.

That is one sleek looking airplane.

There's a little "trick" that's used from time to time in the Talon
community concerning taking a newbie up for their first ride in a 38.
The roll rate of the Talon is practically in the class of an urban
legend. At .9 mach with a full lateral stick throw, you can push 720
degrees/sec out of the roll rate. That's QUICK!
What you do is take the newbie up and talk up the roll rate during the
climb. Once up to altitude, you ask the newbie if they want to see a
roll. You always get a "yes" on this question :-)
You take the airplane out to .9 and key the ICS and ask,
"Are you ready?"
When you get the "yes" from the back seat, you jiggle the stick about
an inch left and back again. This "jars" the 38 on the longitudinal
axis to about 10 degrees and back again to level flight. Without
further fanfare you key the ICS and ask,
"How was THAT? Want to see another one????"
You almost always get a "HOLY ****!!!!" MAN, now THAT was FAST!!!!"
Then without warning, you actually roll the airplane with a full
lateral stick throw and laugh like hell as the newbie's helmet bounces
off the canopy.
GOD, I do miss the "good ole'days!! :-))
Dudley Henriques