It seems to come up semiannually. To snubber or not to snubber, that is the question; whether 'tis nobler in the plane to honor Ed's recollection of Fred's design or take arms against a sea of dissenting letters. I learned to fly (and, consequently, land) my Ercoupe with a cable on the nose gear, blithely ignorant of what a ponderous "issue" it has been taken to be (or not to be). I am not nuts about the possibility of landing nose wheel first with the strut fully extended, albeit that might indicate hideous procedure. I think this is a matter which has been flogged to death, and is on the floor bleeding. We all have read about ad nauseam and I don't understand the continued raving and ranting. To me, having been exposed to all sides of the arguments, it is a personal matter, and now makes for dreary reading, as this letter now surely is, sorry. But, this list is like a merry-go-round - I guess fuels are up next. More ad nauseam.
Jim Beach Brennan
