I just got the sign off this morning! I spent this whole past week flying Super Cubs with Chandler Air Service in Arizona. I learned alot and had a blast flying the plane!

Congratulations Tadpole! Does this mean your going to change your handle to "Frog"?

Isn't it a thrill to get rid of that training wheeel out front?

hicountry wrote:Isn't it a thrill to get rid of that training wheeel out front?

Yup. Now once I get back home to the Springs I gotta figure out how to keep flying tailwheel. I guess I'll just have to drive up to FTG and do the 10hr checkout in the Citabria there.

Good job.

RB

Congrats !!!!!

Congrats! I think I'm going to do the same thing this summer in the Champ we have here. Just for the fun if it. I already am aware that those things that you place your feet on aren't just foot rests, but hey, it cant hurt to get the endorsement. Besides, I want to fly with a stick for awhile. Always liked the idea of a stick verses the yoke. Now that I think about it, I wonder if more students in Cessna's, etc. would benefit in learning to use those rudders as they were meant to be used if they had a stick instead of the steering wheel like yoke? When a brand new student climbs into a Cessna the first thing they see is the "steering wheel". Then you have to break them of the concept that you dont just drive this thing around like a car. If they never saw the "steering wheel" and only had this dumb looking "pole" sticking up between their legs, they would know right off..."I guess this aint the same as a car, huh?" Even with a nose wheel, I bet it would ease training in the proper use of the rudder.

Tadpole wrote:I just got the sign off this morning! I spent this whole past week flying Super Cubs with Chandler Air Service in Arizona. I learned alot and had a blast flying the plane!

Awwwwwsummm

Nice work Tadpole! Get out there and have fun with it!

Congrats!!!!!!!

hicountry wrote:Isn't it a thrill to get rid of that training wheeel out front?

Hey, buddy!! Watch it!!

Jr.CubBuilder wrote:............The switch from right hand on the throttle to left hand on the throttle bothered me more than going from yoke to stick or vice versa.

Me too. I had a scary incident flying from the right seat of a C120 doing a low pass, concluding with a push on the throttle and a pull on the yoke. Bad time to get those two mixed up!
That sounds really stupid and it was, but not as far-fetched as you might think-- your body automatically does things it's done before the same WAY it's done them before. I find that I have to thnk about what I'm doing when flying RH stick/yoke & LH throttle, as opposed to just doing it.

Eric

Tadpole wrote: ....Now once I get back home to the Springs I gotta figure out how to keep flying tailwheel. I guess I'll just have to drive up to FTG and do the 10hr checkout in the Citabria there.

Depending on where you're at, it can be hard to get tailwheel time when you have to fly rentals. You might think about buying a low-cost taildragger: Chief,Champ, C120/140,& T-Craft are often a good value. Maybe partner up with someone if finances are an issue.

Eric