I quite agree - trigear is as much fun as any other kiddy-car. Drive and
chat. AND there goes the great big plowed-field tyre! Lost 3 buddies in the
last two years to tiny wee tyres. I know, it's a curb-appeal thing.
To me, what looks goofy is trading safety for looks.
Ferg A064 Mega wheel
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Rauchfuss - PCD <brauchfu@pcocd2.intel.com>
Subject: Re: Taildragger conversion
>
> > many, if any. As to the monowheel, IMHO it looks goofey, is a handful
to
>
> Goofey?!?! The beauty of the monowheel is one of the reasons I choose the
> Europa! The trigear Europa looks just like every other airplane in the
> world, why would anyone want it?
>
> > manage on the ground, and has no inflight advantages whatsoever. Why
don't
> > you think about converting to a trigear as so many mono owners already
have
> > done?
>
> After flying (and landing) taildraggers for awhile, I find them a lot more
> fun than trigear aircraft. Trigear just isn't much challenge.
>
> Brian
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