On 7 May 2005 21:23:23 -0700, "
wrote:
the SD. But it certainly wasn't routine as the wind was coming out of
the North at about 15kts gusting to about 20kts, and we were using
You did good! I generally won't fly if the wind is such as to shake
the Cub on the ground, and that's well below 20 knots.
Indeed, I generally won't leave for the airport if the tree branches
are moving, which is about 15 mph in my experience.
A tailwheel endorsement locally is usually 8-10 hours. Pretty funny,
really, when you consider that Piper salesmen in the 1940s/1950s used
to persuade local businessmen to club together and buy a Cub by
proving how easy it was to learn to fly. This they would do by picking
out the local high-school athlete (figuring he had good reflexes) and
soloing him in one day.
(Presumably they picked a calm day!)
-- all the best, Dan Ford
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