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The last plane I owned was a conventional gear Aeronca. I find that with the Coupe I don't even worry about the wind. I just do what ever I have to do to stay on the runway centerline and land that way. In my Champ I was ALWAYS concerned with the windsock. On the other side of the coin, I would land the Champ on any reasonably smooth surface that I had a clear approach to. With the Coupe I am much more concerned about the surface due to the fragile nose strut, the prop being closer to the ground and picking up rocks and gravel. The Coupe is a MUCH better cross country airplane. a 500 mile X-country in a Champ is a real event. In a Coupe it is one fuel stop. <G> I could do spins-loops and other mild maneuvers in my Champ. I could also make real fun wheel landings. In my Coupe I can make real fun cross wind landings without white knuckles. When I was deciding between the Coupe or another Champ I joined both mailing lists. From this list I got some real good information. From the Aeronca list I was rapped pretty good when I mentioned the Ercoupe. In the end the Coupe won. It has the most bang for the buck. It took a few hours of crossing my legs and putting them on the right side of the cockpit before I was comfortable on final approach. More than once I caught myself trying to press on the brake pedal as I turned the wheel. <G> Now, I don't even miss the rudder pedals. In fact I have 60% of a pedal kit in my closet that I'll make someone a good deal on. <G> Now if I were a rich man I'd get a Wilga or a 185 so I could get into rough back country air strips, and the latest nicest Coupe I could find. (as long as it still had the slide down side windows) Cheers: Paul N2273H __________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A http://www.topica.com/t/17 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
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