facthunter

More of a "contraption" than an aerodynamic prospect. Could be a disaster in gusts. Nev

A real Swarm.. Nev

I'm a chicken with thunderstorms. Nev

What was the turning DOWNWIND about?. Nev

,Contrast the Cockatoos landing on the long rubbery branches at the top of a pine tree, waving in the breeze. Nev

Too aeroelastic for ME. I only flew one once. It just didn't feel right. On T tails. the venerable B 727 T tail had 5 FIVE times the load in the tail that was expected when it was test flown with strain gauges fitted.. Nev

Re the 230, If it gets SLOW, hope you are low when on late approach. One well timed quick(er) flare in ground effect is all you've got . A lot of the reason they float is high engine idle speed plus being fast. Some who own them and familiar with them used to cut the engine just after the flare when landing on a short field. Nev

Try asking at TYABB. Nev

They only take off and land downwind when they are very young. Nev

Thermals are generally a quite small diameter. Better to go slow(er) (into wind) than the opposite to keep the bank angle lower and have less drag and stall issues. Nev.

Some people get an obsessive compulsion for many things like looking for their Ancestors/ finding the holy grail. I'd like to build/fly a Bleriot XI. Nev

That would make a fairly big hole I would think but there must have been SOMETHING there to burn like that. "whisper"( Ammonium Nitrate) Nev

Fuselage burned. Fuel is in the wings?? Nev

The airmass would be rising whichever direction you flew in it as long as you stay within it's confines. but your groundspeed would vary. Into wind would allow a tighter radius and that's an advantage.. You can feel the edge of the thermal tugging your wingtip down. Nev

Have a catch can and just empty it regularly to stop "OILY"belly. Nev

Fashion? It just stresses the fin, Traumahawk? Nev

You just need spoilers. Nev

Might put up the price of my VAN? Nev

The "C" in ASIC means CARD. Nev

ASIC is a CARD. Nev

Put a nice turtle deck behind the wings to help better flow to the fin and rudder it will stop the oil canning too on the boxy ones. IF the fin and rudder protrude below the fuselage that's good too... Rearward CofG is extremely risky. The horiz. tail feathers can STALL so just think what that does and I DON"T like full flying tails at all. Nev

It's a risk with most if the sealants . Nev

THEY would have to be a bit heavier. Their cockpits are not very WIDE. (both). Nev

You will hear them corroding on a damp still night. They weren't corrosion proofed. Float C-180's were. Nev

The tomahawk and C-150 are OLD planes now and you could get some that are not worth repairing economically. Nev