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It's not so bad... It looks like it was manufactured so that when it is correctly turned-over it wouldn't contact/hurt the nosewheelpant.W.J.Langholz wrote:...this is TERRIBLE!...W.
Believe it or not, Waco actually designed it this way.LBPilot82 wrote:Well, it USED to be a perfectly good plane. What a shame.
I bet you're right!!blueldr wrote:sfarringer,
You asked "What were they thinking-----"
They were thinking "All right, you SOB, let's see you ground loop this one!"
P.S. Note round engine with mandatory oil spot on floor.
Excellent Advice John. I have found it easier to fix mistakes then teach primary as well. I will teach primary as a favor to someone but otherwise I teach transition. It is also alot less stressful as I am getting older. I have also found that it is easier to teach Helicopter pilots and Glider pilots believe it or not. Dougjrenwick wrote:I'm sympathetic to what WACO was trying to do with this. 80% of my flight hours are in tailwheel types, and I've never damaged an aircraft I was flying (been lucky a few times!). I briefly tried giving primary instruction in my 170, and I've given up on that idea for good. If the student owns the airplane, that's one thing. But if a student wants to learn to fly with me, I'm going to encourage him or her to find someone with a tricycle gear aircraft to learn in. It's so much an easier path to the license, and a safer one. Yes, a tail wheel makes you a more skilled pilot -- but let the student build some hours before trying it. Although tricycles won't do some of the fun things I do with tail-draggers, there's a good reason most aircraft have nose wheels.
A friend of mine was giving instruction to a 170 owner. They caught a gust, the airplane bounced, and when it came back down, the student was standing on the brakes. The airplane went on its back immediately, and was destroyed. No injuries, fortunately. But my friend observed that the instructor is pretty helpless in this situation. Hitting the brakes is such a natural reflex in a panic, and it's hard to pull their feet back off the pedals. (The student and his partners replaced the 170 with a 172, which my friend thought was a very good decision for them.)
One local instructor who does tailwheel endorsements prefers to do that work only in aircraft with heel brakes, because they're much harder to stand on. I think that's very smart.
I'm absolutely addicted to tail-draggers, but we should never forget that we're taking chances that tricycle gear pilots aren't.
So I'm glad to hear you thought that attempt was easy Doug.canav8 wrote: I have also found that it is easier to teach Helicopter pilots.....believe it or not. Doug