How to Groundloop

[Brad Brady]

All this reminds me of the flight Darrel, a friend of mine, about Dad's age, and I took down to Guntersville AL. It was 1992, and Dad had just finished his Nuieport 28. Darrel and I were chasing Dad in Darrel's 1956 172. Darrel had just received his pilots license, and was eager to make a real cross country. We flew Darrel's aircraft with 10% flaps and 2100 R's, just not to overtake Dad in the Nuieport. Of course, Mom in the car, was beating us to every stop...(In 92, Mom owned the left lane! ) Anyway, when we finally got to Guntersville, I was standing with my back to the airstrip. Darrel and I were talking, he all of the sudden said, "What maneuver was that?" As I turned around I saw a DR-1 Try-plane rolling down the runway. I said "what Maneuver"? He said," well he landed, spun the aircraft around 360 degrees, and kept going". I then realized I had just missed a ground loop.The Pilot had to be fairly good to catch it out the other end......Yet I'm sure there was "clean-up on isle two".....

[Bramlett]

All this reminds me of the flight Darrel, a friend of mine, about Dad's age, and I took down to Guntersville AL. It was 1992, and Dad had just finished his Nuieport 28. Darrel and I were chasing Dad in Darrel's 1956 172. Darrel had just received his pilots license, and was eager to make a real cross country. We flew Darrel's aircraft with 10% flaps and 2100 R's, just not to overtake Dad in the Nuieport. Of course, Mom in the car, was beating us to every stop...(In 92, Mom owned the left lane! ) Anyway, when we finally got to Guntersville, I was standing with my back to the airstrip. Darrel and I were talking, he all of the sudden said, "What maneuver was that?" As I turned around I saw a DR-1 Try-plane rolling down the runway. I said "what Maneuver"? He said," well he landed, spun the aircraft around 360 degrees, and kept going". I then realized I had just missed a ground loop.The Pilot had to be fairly good to catch it out the other end......Yet I'm sure there was "clean-up on isle two".....

That would have probably been Frank Ryder. Was this the ww1 fly-in?

Sadly he died in a crash in 94 in Minnesota.

[Brad Brady]

No it wasn't Frank. He was next to me...I know cuz Dad sold Frank his 28 the following spring. Yep the Minnesota accident was just that , a tragedy. A wonderful fellow, Some one I'll miss... Frank had a partner in his endeavors here in Dwight....Had problems with the partner and pulled out.....That was about twenty years before we knew Frank. It's funny how small the world rely is!!!!

[Bramlett]

No it wasn't Frank. He was next to me...I know cuz Dad sold Frank his 28 the following spring. Yep the Minnesota accident was just that , a tragedy. A wonderful fellow, Some one I'll miss... Frank had a partner in his endeavors here in Dwight....Had problems with the partner and pulled out.....That was about twenty years before we knew Frank. It's funny how small the world rely is!!!!

I was a youngster back then and really enjoyed Frank and the museum. They still had the sign up at Guntersville as of a couple of years ago. I fly in there quite a bit now with the 170. I really miss that museum and all the old planes.