Mtns2Skies
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I'm just going to leave this here...(Had a fantastic day in a CarbonCub)
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Tailwheel Pilots
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ktup-flyer
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What about no wheel pilots?
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It started life as a tailwheel. Good enough for me.
Lachlan
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Did it really, or was it designed as a float plane and adapted to wheels?
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I saw a documentary about the Beaver. It was originally for a military contract so originally it was on wheels. Standby for link.
EDIT: Just the snippet of the documentary I saw:
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If you push the cart backwards through the grocery store while shopping for a month's worth of groceries ... you might be a tailwheel pilot!
Zeldman
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I do that so I can turn at the corners without taking up the whole aisle.
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Me too!Hoping to go dancing again this evening.
Lachlan
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Nice!!! Where are you keeping that thing parked? You're not in CO right now, are you?
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No I'm in Yakima, WA at CubCrafters but sometimes I get to play with the product
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I have admit I'm jealous. I don't have access to a tail wheel for lessons around here.
Mason
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If you can drive a forklift without ground-looping it, you are a tailwheel pilot.
The usual practice for driving a forklift at high speed or over any distance is to drive it backwards, sitting side-saddle and looking over your shoulder. I didn't have to do this.
The usual practice for driving a forklift at high speed or over any distance is to drive it backwards, sitting side-saddle and looking over your shoulder. I didn't have to do this.
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One of the events often held at Grumman type-club gatherings is the "Broken Tow-Bar Contest." Object of the game is to accurately push the airplane backwards over a marked course. Ain't easy with that swiveling nosewheel!