Airline Pilots in Old Taildraggers
01-19-2015, 12:08 PM
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I can see that. I more want to take my wife and kids on intrastate and bahama trips to see family and friends instead of driving the family truckster. $200 or maybe even $1200/mo (good luck selling that to the wife) isn't going to cut it.
01-19-2015, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by clambakejoe
It's hard to beat a stock SuperCub. I flew a friends HP SuperCub, light weight, 230 horse motor, Pawnee prop. It was fun, the motor really barked while it idled, near vertical takeoff. I mostly found that it drank a lot more fuel. The SuperCub is like a brick, you can only put so much horsepower on it, it will only perform so well. A stock SuperCub (150hp, with flaps and Borer prop)can fly into any of the Idaho backstrips. Just slow
I've flown Huskys, Scouts, they are just ok. The Cessna 180/185, 206, and the Islander (all great aircraft)seem to be the choice of local operators in Idaho. It is still the best flying there is.
I've flown Huskys, Scouts, they are just ok. The Cessna 180/185, 206, and the Islander (all great aircraft)seem to be the choice of local operators in Idaho. It is still the best flying there is.
01-19-2015, 12:52 PM
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Here is my old C-180 and I at trail Ridge AK back in about 1992..
Here is my old C-180 6 months after I sold it after suffering a mid air collision with a C-210. Notice it has no vertical stab, the guy flying it rode it down from 10,500 all the way to the ground after having his stab knocked off by a C-210. Everybody in both airplanes walked away. She did good on her last flight!
The SNJ that I used to fly
Here is my old C-180 6 months after I sold it after suffering a mid air collision with a C-210. Notice it has no vertical stab, the guy flying it rode it down from 10,500 all the way to the ground after having his stab knocked off by a C-210. Everybody in both airplanes walked away. She did good on her last flight!
The SNJ that I used to fly
01-19-2015, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by JungleBus
Friend of mine has a C-185 and took it to Idaho for the first time this summer. He said he'd much rather have a Super Cub for the really gnarly backcountry stuff. My Pacer has 8.50s, VGs, & 160 hp... currently has a cruise prop but still takes off pretty short when light, it's the landing distance I'm working on!
01-19-2015, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by JungleBus
Can't imagine there are very many pilots who can say they learned to fly in a C195! Was it in the family?
01-19-2015, 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Ftrooppilot
Some really bad tail wheel landings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNYg2i9Jgvs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNYg2i9Jgvs
01-19-2015, 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by JungleBus
Oh I dunno bout that - I've occasionally flown in my spare time as a CFI, freight dog, regional FO, regional CA, and now newhire at a major on year 1 pay. For the last several years we budgeted $200/mo for flying, which was enough for 3 hrs of Cub time (usually flew less in the winter, more in the summer). As a new Pacer owner my flying budget is now $1200/mo but would be considerably less if I had a partner or two, or if I was flying a Champ, Luscombe, or C140. I don't think the money is the obstacle for most airline pilots. Most of the guys I fly with that don't fly GA don't lack the money, they lack the interest. They say "why the heck would I want to even touch an airplane when I'm off work?" I kinda understand the sentiment, I don't have any particular desire to fly IFR X/C in a Mooney or Bonanza. I enjoy flying old taildraggers exactly because it's so unlike what we do at work. The last several guys I've flown with who do fly GA have floatplanes, LSAs, and even a weight-shift trike.
I would agree that most airline pilots have little to do with light aircraft. 5 to 10% maybe? I think most would rather play golf. I still get a kick out of mentioning in my briefing, that the last aircraft I flew weighed less than 1100 pounds.
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