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How many of you tailwheel cowboys can do this?

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Fri Jun 05, 2009 1:03 pm

How many of you tailwheel cowboys can do this?



Seems like a good way to soon become intimate with your engine innards. Impressive though.
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Fri Jun 05, 2009 3:07 pm

Re: How many of you tailwheel cowboys can do this?

Hey, the tail wheel CFI that checked me out in my 180 made me taxi around the Caldwell airport doing just that. :-" Then after that we flew out in the middle of BFE and did that on Alkali and sage brush.

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Fri Jun 05, 2009 6:25 pm

Re: How many of you tailwheel cowboys can do this?

Impressive, but if he wants better vis over the nose why doesn't he just get a tri-gear? :D
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Fri Jun 05, 2009 6:45 pm

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I though everyone did it that way.

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Fri Jun 05, 2009 7:37 pm

Re: How many of you tailwheel cowboys can do this?

To do that you would have to have brakes. Real brakes. I own a stock brakes J3.............
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Fri Jun 05, 2009 7:39 pm

Re: How many of you tailwheel cowboys can do this?

I think John Mohr doing it in the 220 stock Stearman is even more impressive. Kind of like doing a stoppie on a Harley.

Here's his routine. Check out how he turns around after landing:

John Mohr Stearman Routine
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Fri Jun 05, 2009 7:40 pm

Re: How many of you tailwheel cowboys can do this?

Did it many times in a Citabria,

Then I bent a prop. Never did it again!

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Fri Jun 05, 2009 8:29 pm

Re: How many of you tailwheel cowboys can do this?

Notice that he is sitting in the front seat...helps with your CG in keeping the tail up. Done this in a J-3, not so easy in the High Country...prop too long.
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Sat Jun 06, 2009 8:02 pm

Re: How many of you tailwheel cowboys can do this?

Local guy does that in his T-Cart all the time. I believe he is on his 3rd prop right now, think that would teach a guy.

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