Hey Chris!
I didn't mean to impugn the Citab, it is a very fun plane. I wish the
Europa could do
wheel landings like the Citab. The main difference I experienced was that
with the
Citab, you're never quite sure when its done flying. With the Mono, as long
as you get
the tail wheel down first and pin it hard, the plane is done flying and will
roll out straight
just like a 172 (with a little help of course). With the all flying tail,
you can pin the
tailwheel so hard that it won't skid and this eliminates any tail wagging.
If you don't
pin the tail all the way, then your'e in for a thrill!
Glenn
>From: Chris Beck <n9zes@verizon.net>
>Reply-To: europa-list@matronics.com
>To: europa-list@matronics.com
>Subject: Re: Re: Europa-List: Flying a heavy Europa XS?
>Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 07:56:27 -0600 (CST)
>
>
>From: GLENN CROWDER <gcrowder2@hotmail.com>
>Date: Mon Nov 21 20:06:41 CST 2005
>To: europa-list@matronics.com
>Subject: Re: Europa-List: Flying a heavy Europa XS?
>
>I recently received some wheel landing training in a brand new Citabria
>and felt the Citabria was quite a bit touchier on landing than the
>Monowheel. With the Mono, as soon as the tail touches, you just pin the
>tail with the stick and hold it, with the Citabria if you do that the tail
>wheel will start shimmying badly. Also with the Citab, you can
>occasionally
>get a wing to lift on one side after touchdown and have to roll it level
>again. This never happens with the Mono. Landing the Mono
>seems no harder than a C172, just a bit different! Just my $ .02.
>
> Glenn
>
>--->Glenn, if you were getting a tailwheel shimmy with that Citabria, it
>had either a poorly setup or worn out tailwheel assembly. I recently
>finished up my 10 hours of dual in our 'new' '46 C-140 and am busy flying
>as much as possible before the winter weather starts to close in here in
>the upper Midwest. I've put probably 70 landings on the plane already with
>nothing so much as a wiggle from the tailwheel, and some of those landings
>weren't real pretty. I've been on grass the most, with a good bit of
>pavement work, also.
>
>Indeed, now that I've unlearned most of my 'bad' habits from flying with
>the training wheel out front, I find landing the 140 to be very easy. It's
>an amazingly responsive plane and very forgiving. It will be interesting
>to transition into our monowheel when she's ready to fly and see how they
>compare from a landing standpoint.
>
>Happy flying!
>
>Chris
>A159
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