Dear Garry:
A persons airplane, especially one you built yourself, is a very personal
thing- its almost like a member of the family.
As you know, I am very familiar with your Europa tri-gear, and it is
absolutely beautiful.
I really must take umbrage with your comments regarding the tail-dragger
aircraft, and most specifically the Monowheel. I fail to understand your
comments regarding the appearance or the handling of the Monowheel. Jim and I
finished our beautiful XS last year, flew that sweet thing to Seattle,
Washington and back with no problems and all we got all across the entire
United States were compliments. Everyone was impressed with both the
appearance and the performance. That airplane handles beautifully - in the air
and on the ground. As a matter of fact, our son Robert, who is a low time
pilot, made the transition from his Cherokee 140 to our Monowheel in 8 or 10
landings with no tail-dragger time. Lee Omernik will attest to this..
You are entitled to your opinion and I am very happy that you are pleased with
your tri-gear, but for heaven sake, Garry leave the rest of us folks who
own, and are extremely happy with the monowheel , to enjoy them without your
negativity.
See you at Sun N Fun ;-)
Augustene & Jim Brown
N398JB
Garry Stout wrote:
> Mike Cater wrote:
> I have been waiting and hoping that someone would produce and market a
> modification kit to convert our "classic" into a true "taildragger" with
> two wheels at the front. Has this happened? and if so could someone
> pleaseprovide me with contact details.
> The benefitswould seem to be,
> 1) Improved lateral stability on both take off and landing, due to the two
> wheels.
> 2) Improved directionalstability on both take off and landing, due to the
> two wheels.
> 3) Improved taxiing and turningon the ground because differential brakes
> could be fitted.
> 4) Further improved lateral stability on take off because independent flap
> adjustment would permit the use of lower flap givingconsequent improvement
> in aileron control.
> 5) Improved rigging and derigging due to there being no need for a "dolly"
>
> Mike, there already is a Europa with all the positive characteristics
> you're looking for. It's called the Europa trigear. The taildragger
> concept only has value in a very limited set of circumstances, and the
> world has basically rejected taildraggers in favor of tricycle gear. Think
> about it.....how many commercial, military, or certified general aviation
> airplanes are being built today in the taildragger configuration. Not
> many, if any. As to the monowheel, IMHO it looks goofey, is a handful to
> 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?
>
> Regards,
> Garry
> AT&T District Manager, CFO
> (813) 878-3929
> FAX (813) 878-5651, Internet ID Garrys@att.com
>
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