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[Glen Zook]

I haven't owned an aircraft in decades.  However, I always wanted a Cessna 170.  Before obtaining N5572E I had only flown tail draggers so a 170 wouldn't be any problem to fly.  Supposedly the 170 is a 4-place aircraft but more like 2 adults and 2 small children!

The fellow that I purchased the aircraft from was the director of civilian aircraft sales at Collins Radio.  He also was an instructor.  He sat in the right hand seat while I flew "touch and goes" at Addison Airport.  After the second set he turned to me and said "you have been flying tail draggers, haven't you".  That was because I "floated" the aircraft down with the nose high and didn't let the nose wheel down until after the main wheels were on the ground.  It seems that quite a few pilots "bang" the nose gear first before the main gear is on the ground.  He then told me to just continue to land like I was doing because it was MUCH easier on the landing gear.

I learned to fly on a Cessna L-19 that belonged to a Boy Scouts Air Explorer group in northwestern Indiana.  The L-19 definitely was a "tail dragger".

Glen, K9STH

Website:  http://k9sth.com



--- On Wed, 10/28/09, Mark K3MSB <mark.k3msb at gmail.com> wrote:

Get rid of the training wheel under the nose and really have some fun!!