Bill and the group I have checked many issues od coupe Capers, Fred's book, and others, and not foune the comments about larg aircraft training...707, 727, 737, 747, etc..... and then asked Ed Burkhear if he had any valid info (attached). Sorry to say I cannot confirm my statement...BUT, I still believe it :) :). I apologize for passing on potential false info. I hope your son is able to verify the use of Ercoupes in training 707 Pilots, etc.. :) Best regards, Harry
--- On Sun, 3/15/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Using Ercoupes for large aircraft training To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 8:47 PM Thanks Harry. One of my sons works for Boeing so maybe I'll ask him about it also. Cheers, Bill -----Original Message----- From: Harry L. Francis <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 6:04 pm Subject: Re: Using Ercoupes for large aircraft training HI Bill, My understanding is that Boeing utilized Ercoupes in original DC 8 tng.. The engine mounts are on the wings in a position that prevents wing low slips to a landing. I may be wrong noting the DC-8, but I think correct. I'll try to find references. Harry --- On Sun, 3/15/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Using Ercoupes for large aircraft training To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 3:46 PM Hi Harry (off list) That's really interesting. Do you have a reference for that that you could share with me? Thanks, Bill Harry said: BTW, Several large airplanes land the same way, as engine placement will not allow a low wing approach, so the pilots were trained in Ercoupes on how to make X-wind landings in a crab. Access 350+ FREE radio stations anytime from anywhere on the web. Get the Radio Toolbar! From: Ed Burkhead <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [SPAM] RE: [ercoupe-tech] Re: To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 10:45 PM Harry, I remember hearing/reading that, too. Perhaps we got it from Fred at one of his talks at a convention. We might find it hard to document. If you have any doubters about Coupe landings being the way to go, refer people to the video linked from my Coupe-specific flying techniques (i.e. crosswind landings) web page. I bet those were fun test flights! A quick Google search found no authoritative references. I didn’t find any mention of it in the 50% of the Boeing references I looked up in the text of “From the Ground, Up.” Ed Access 350+ FREE radio stations anytime from anywhere on the web. Get the Radio Toolbar!
