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Well put Leslie, thanks for jumping in. Also, a Goonie Bird (C-47/DC3) is a great plane and a real workhorse. It's even a pretty good looking plane.....until you pull a Connie (Constiatiion) up next to it. Now there's a 'Real' Airplane! (Hint, count the rudders on a Connie.) ; - ) What a beauty!!! Bob N161LH 3B9 wrote: > Well, much as I love taildraggers, about the only "real" response to that is > that if you pull the numbers from the NTSB, taildraggers have a signficantly > higher accident rate than trikes. Taildraggers are basically built to take > off; trikes are better configured for landing. > > I don't know about you, but a 767 sure looks like a real plane to me, and I > don't notice a wheel under the butt end of that baby. > > Leslie Holbrook > Alon A2 N161LH > Chester, CT 3B9 > > >From: Georgia Trehey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: Bob Saville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >CC: pmanton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [COUPERS] Ercoupe in mickey mouse jacket. > >Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 20:45:16 -0800 > > > >----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any > >advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > >I am learning that there are some pilots who don't think anything that > >doesn't have a wheel on the back is not a "real" airplane and furthermore, > >pilots who fly nose wheel planes aren't "real" pilots! I know you've all > >heard this many times before, but such a bias was a surprise to me. > > > >Spook > > > > > > > >On Sun, 10 Dec 2000, Bob Saville wrote: > > > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following > >any advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > > Paul, > > > Tell him that flaps were invented for pilots whos planes are faster > >than > > > their reactions. And rudder pedals were invented for pilots who still > >need > > > to practice their coordinated turns. > > > Then take him for a ride in your coupe and show him that you don't > >need > > > either of them. > > > > > > Bob > > > > > > > > > > > > pmanton wrote: > > > > > > > I have a student pilot on my A & P class who can't imagine > > > > an airplane with out flaps or rudder pedals--Cessna 150. > > > > > > > > He'd sure have a field day if I showed up wearing a Mickey Mouse > >Ercoupe > > > > jacket. <G> > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > __________________________________________________________________________ ___________ > Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com __________________________________________________ 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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