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fugio ergo sum
From Sport Aviation, December 2009:
"I will stand up, raise my hand, and swear to you that if you have never flown a tailwheel airplane before, you do not know how to fly. Every single subtle movement of your hand or foot while flying the Stearman makes such a difference, and you start to become aware of the simple things -- Am I sitting straight back? Is my head forward? Am I resting my elbow and leg too much to one side because we are leaning to the other side?"
Sarah Wilson
(who had 3,000 hours in airliners, Lears and King Airs before her first Stearman ride)
And my comment (Larry) is that you can't fly many interesting airplanes, like the Stearman, unless you have mastered the straightforward and very satisfying skill of flying the tailwheel airplane.
"I will stand up, raise my hand, and swear to you that if you have never flown a tailwheel airplane before, you do not know how to fly. Every single subtle movement of your hand or foot while flying the Stearman makes such a difference, and you start to become aware of the simple things -- Am I sitting straight back? Is my head forward? Am I resting my elbow and leg too much to one side because we are leaning to the other side?"
Sarah Wilson
(who had 3,000 hours in airliners, Lears and King Airs before her first Stearman ride)
And my comment (Larry) is that you can't fly many interesting airplanes, like the Stearman, unless you have mastered the straightforward and very satisfying skill of flying the tailwheel airplane.