You can call me endorsed for a tailwheel...

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Fri May 18, 2007 10:16 pm

I got the signoff today!!

I have video of some landings today that I'll put on You Tube this weekend!

JohnR · Post by **JohnR** » Sat May 19, 2007 12:54 am

Cool Chad! Way to go. Now you just need to get that Sub powered machine finished so it will be easy to stay current with it.

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Sat May 19, 2007 7:11 am

Congrats, "Endorsed" Chad!!!

You are gonna really like flying the tailwheelers!

The flying doesn't stop when you touch down. You "fly it to the ropes", as my flight instructor says!

Enjoy that signoff! The learning has just begun!

CJ

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Sat May 19, 2007 10:58 am

My buddy Rob took a few landing videos of me this time...here ya go!

Three pointer-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvNMf25oSvw
Short clip of wheel landing-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK_aYqEzLPg
180 degree power off three point-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYt5CCUdEWA

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Sat May 19, 2007 1:36 pm

Chad, that looks like a sweet field to use!

CJ

Wicked Stick · Post by **Wicked Stick** » Sat May 19, 2007 2:16 pm

Congrats Chad !

Remember to fly it till the engine stops, and don't get rusty, fly often.

dons · Post by **dons** » Sat May 19, 2007 2:59 pm

Way to go Chad!! One less thing to be concerned about now.

Man, those 'final' legs are short, is that because of the field, or were you just doing really tight circuits ?

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Sat May 19, 2007 4:18 pm

I was doing really tight circuits. More landings per hour, and I LOVE doing short approaches! Several of them were practice power off approaches from 180 degrees from touchdown. My FAVORITE!!

tshort · Post by **tshort** » Sat May 19, 2007 4:36 pm

Congrats on the endorsement!

Does your buddy do dual in the Cub with anyone or just people he knows? I would love to get some Cub time in ... looks like a sweet place to fly.

Thomas

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Sat May 19, 2007 8:05 pm

I think he'll fly with anyone...wouldn't matter anyway though, if you wanna come fly it, I'll let him know, and he'd be more than happy to fly with you!

svanarts · Post by **svanarts** » Sat May 19, 2007 10:32 pm

Congrats Chad. You may now swagger and tell the nosewheel pilots how difficult it is to land tailwheel aircraft.

aerial · Post by **aerial** » Sat May 19, 2007 10:51 pm

Once again, skill and determination overcome fear and superstition.

Congrats

Post by **Spike** » Mon May 21, 2007 9:01 am

Congrats dude!!

RV7Factory · Post by **RV7Factory** » Mon May 21, 2007 3:04 pm

Eggssellent Smithers!

aerial · Post by **aerial** » Mon May 21, 2007 6:24 pm

Chad,

Those are some nice smooth landings you did. What did the "other" ones look like?

RV7Factory · Post by **RV7Factory** » Mon May 21, 2007 6:47 pm

aerial wrote:What did the "other" ones look like?

From what I heard, he weather-vaned down the runway a bit.

Lorin Dueck · Post by **Lorin Dueck** » Mon May 21, 2007 8:11 pm

Chad -
Congrats!!!

I'm not sure what you'd have done if you didn't get that endorsement...

Brad - you crack me up!!

Lorin D
RV-9A Wings
N194LD reserved

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Tue May 22, 2007 12:02 pm

RV7Factory wrote:From what I heard, he weather-vaned down the runway a bit.

I won't say anything about my excursion in to the corn field...

Oops, just did...

tshort · Post by **tshort** » Wed May 23, 2007 9:55 am

We need more details on that one!

T.

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Thu May 24, 2007 9:42 am

Okay, but it's not really that interesting...

The signoff-day lesson started with me in the back seat for the first time. I had my wide-soled black shoes on that I wear to work. I thought that taxiing the Cub seemed to take more effort than usual. Since it was my first time in the rear seat, George did the first takeoff to give me the sight picture. After takeoff, he gave me the airplane. We proceeded around the pattern, and something was still amise in my controls. I landed, and had no problem at first...when the tail came down, the airplane started to cock in to the wind, and I corrected with right rudder. This is where the problem occurred. My shoe soles were wide enough that it got jammed under the seat with the rudder pedal in the rull right position.

We did not ground loop it, but I did make a quick right turn to the side of the runway, coming to a stop at the cornfield. George had to forcefully push the left rudder pedal and brake to get me unstuck. We were down to about 10kts when it happened, and it was more funny than anything. As soon as George got "What the hell are you doing!?" out of his mouth, we were stopped, and I told him my foot was jammed. He said it happened to him the first time he wore wider than normal shoes in the airplane.

We switched seats, and all was normal after that. I'll wear tennis shoes from now on in the back seat.

For those that don't know, the rudder pedals for the rear seat are on the sides of the front seats in the Cub, and the brakes are more or less UNDER the seats.

RivetBangers.com

You can call me endorsed for a tailwheel...

You can call me endorsed for a tailwheel...

Landing videos, of ME this time!