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Old 12-07-2011, 05:20 PM
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Thanks for sharing that. I like flying the Skywagon and did many of both landings in my glider tow days. I liked wheel landings most, because I did not have to work as hard. A nice read on tailwheel flying is

The Compleat Taildragger by Harvey S. Plourde.

One issue in the Skywagon for tall folks is making sure their feet go all the way to the toe brakes. The instrument panel is very low hanging, and the tendency is to avoid rubbing against it by keeping the feet low on the pedals. That works great until you need the brakes, when all of a sudden you find you can't reach the tow brakes and are going 50 mph on the ground in an unstable airplane. The thing to do is be aware of this human factors issue and be ready for it. Make sure the seat is right so your feet can reach the toes brakes, on downwind.

Welcome to APC by the way.
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