From: "Kelly Troyer keltro@gmail.com" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2018 21:21:04 -0500
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Return to flight
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Todd,
   I sure can agree and vouch for your opinion about taildraggers on the
ground..........After virtually all of my flying being nosedraggers (Except
for some backseat time in a buddies SNJ) I am trying to master a 1947
65hp AERONCA Champ...........This thing is like flying balanced on the
head of a pin in Oklahoma wind and summer up/down drafts and the
constant need for rudder to keep it coordinated.......My buddy that owns
the Champ is a retired Air Force pilot that also instructed and he shows
this old man no mercy........And that is the easy part of flying it !! On
the
ground this thing turns into a beast with a mind of its own........The SNJ
was a pussy cat both on the ground and in the air in comparison.....<:)

Best,
Kelly Troyer


On Mon, Sep 3, 2018 at 3:08 AM, Todd Bartrim bartrim@gmail.com <
flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote:

> After reading of Tracy's misfortune this morning, I feel a little less
> enthusiastic about this, but this afternoon, after being on the ground for
> 4660 days, C-FSTB finally returned to flight.
>  Did one 20 minute flight then landed for an inspection and waited out a
> thunderstorm, then up again for an hour. It mostly ran great with the
> expected exception of high RPM, low MAP descent which is really only
> possible to tune in the air.
> I'll work on this tomorrow.
> There is still a fair amount of wildfire smoke here, but weather is much
> more unstable so its moving the smoke a lot so I can work with that.
>   A few other observations but I'll share that later when I get more data.
> One thing for sure though... a taildragger is much easier to fly in the
> air than on the ground!
>
> Todd
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Todd,<div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0I sure can agree and vouch for your=
 opinion about taildraggers on the=C2=A0</div><div>ground..........After vi=
rtually all of my flying being nosedraggers (Except</div><div>for some back=
seat time in a buddies SNJ) I am trying to master a 1947</div><div>65hp AER=
ONCA Champ...........This thing is like flying balanced on the=C2=A0</div><=
div>head of a pin in Oklahoma wind and summer up/down drafts and the</div><=
div>constant need for rudder to keep it coordinated.......My buddy that own=
s</div><div>the Champ is a retired Air Force pilot that also instructed and=
 he shows</div><div>this old man no mercy........And that is the easy part =
of flying it !! On the</div><div>ground this thing turns into a beast with =
a mind of its own........The SNJ</div><div>was a pussy cat both on the grou=
nd and in the air in comparison.....&lt;:)</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</=
div><div>Kelly Troyer</div><div>=C2=A0</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br>=
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 3, 2018 at 3:08 AM, Todd Bartrim <a =
href=3D"mailto:bartrim@gmail.com">bartrim@gmail.com</a> <span dir=3D"ltr">&=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net" target=3D"_blank">flyrota=
ry@lancaironline.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_qu=
ote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex=
">After reading of Tracy&#39;s misfortune this morning, I feel a little les=
s enthusiastic about this, but this afternoon, after being on the ground fo=
r 4660 days, C-FSTB finally returned to flight.<div>=C2=A0Did one 20 minute=
 flight then landed for an inspection and waited out a thunderstorm, then u=
p again for an hour. It mostly ran great with the expected exception of hig=
h RPM, low MAP descent which is really only possible to tune in the air.</d=
iv><div>I&#39;ll work on this tomorrow.=C2=A0</div><div>There is still a fa=
ir amount of wildfire smoke here, but weather is much more unstable so its =
moving the smoke a lot so I can work with that.</div><div>=C2=A0 A few othe=
r observations but I&#39;ll share that later when I get more data.=C2=A0</d=
iv><div>One thing for sure though... a taildragger is much easier to fly in=
 the air than on the ground!=C2=A0</div><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=
=3D"#888888"><div><br></div><div>Todd</div>
</font></span></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div><br><=
div class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><br></div>
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