Before my current Tiger I owned a Cheetah. Been a Grumman owner for 26 years. The only planes with potential delamination issues were the 75 and perhaps the early 76 Cheetahs. Most have been repaired at this point. There was a changeover in the glue which Grumman then switch backed so only a small number of airframes involved. The issue with the recent elevator , I think it was early 2024, was on a traveler that also had some corrosion issue on the elevator closest Rob and attach fitting. For more info see:
Thank you so much..I'll check it out
Thank you for the info..it is deeply appreciated
The Oshkosh marshallers sure love it when you turn on a dime. Never seen them so excited.
How's the takeoff roll go..use brake until rudder effective?.. landing..?
Full power, initial adjustment by tapping brake. By the time you hit about 20kts you slide your feet to the rudders. Like any plane you get more rudder authority as your speed builds. Very easy.
Thank you..upon landing..hold off on brakes till slow?.. or Nantucket sleighride?
I tended to overuse the brakes and plan for new brake pads at every annual. Wasn't expensive but you can be pretty delicate with them.
Yes rudder after landing like a Cessna. Gentle, even pressure on brakes to slow, turn off the runway using the brakes.
Yes, that is Henry “Roscoe” Rochere. I have know Roscoe for 30 years. Knows Grummans very well.
Took me about 3-5 takeoffs and full stop landings to get the touch correct transitioning from a Piper Cherokee. Now it is second nature.
Or the Grumman Limbo competition where plastic poles are set at just a little past the wing width and then the plane is manuevered through. Each round the poles are put closer together. Knock them over and you are out.
Great advice..For the love of all that is good make sure the fuel tanks don't need to be resealed! The best part of a Grumman is the free air conditioning, or maybe it's all the tubes
I'll see your swiveling nosewheel and raise you one tailwheel.
