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Thread: [Acro] Re: Need Pitts Tips
Message: [Acro] Re: Need Pitts Tips
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From: "Dr. Guenther Eichhorn" <gei at head-cfa.harvard.edu>
Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2002 17:01:56 UTC
Matt, Practicing landings in a Decathlon from the rear seat helped me to get used to the limited visibility during landings. It is a lot less expensive to do that in a Decathlon than in a Pitts. Guenther --------------------------------------------------- Dr. Guenther Eichhorn | gei at cfa.harvard.edu ADS Project Scientist | Phone: 617-495-7260 http://ads.harvard.edu | Fax: 617-496-7577 Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory 60 Garden Street, MS-83, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA ------ Original Message ------ In message <20020805164714.FTKJ11089.mtiwmhc22.worldnet.att.net at webmail.worldne t.att.net>, aerobatik at att.net writes: >Already, some good suggestions! Thanks! > >I'm more concerned about getting on the ground safely, >first, and getting used to how quickly things happen. >Spin recovery and any aerobatics are going to wait until >I know I feel realtively comfortable landing the beast. >Of course we might do a loop and a roll here and there, >but no cranking and banking until I think it's a plane >for me. No sense in looking to moving up if I can't get >back to base. > >So I've been trying to get ready by making "fast" >approaches in the Citabria. It just doesn't seem that >this fast approach technique is going to help any. I'm >not sure there's anything I can do in my Slowtabria to >aid in the transition. > >I think we'll have some structure. My instructor is just >careful to not exceed my limits or desires. So he's >always checked my condition and asked if I was ready to >move on to the next manuever, try the last one again or >go home. > >What I was getting at was I guess some insight on what I >should try and not try to get used to the Pitts as >quickly and safely as possible. I have confidense in my >insturctor's flying ability. I just want to make sure I >learn as much as I can in a concise manner. > >My first lesson is on Friday. I've never even sat in a >Pitts, let alone flown in one. So I'll try it on for >size and see. > >Still take as much advise as I can get! > >Thanks! > >Matt