Garry,
You may like "proper" concrete runways,
but that is by no means a universal preference.
I envy those fortunate enough to regularly fly off
of grass. If it weren't for the f#*%@ lawyers we
might be allowed to fly off of farmers' fields too.
There are some rather nice grass fields back
east, but here in California they are few and
far in between.
As for there being no wheeled planes in Alaska,
I am a little surprised to read that. A Super-
Cub on tundra tires comes to mind when I
think of Alaska. Just a romantic notion, I
suppose.
I hadn't heard about all those all those
mono-wheel caused accidents in the UK,
perhaps someone should clue me in.
Personally, I would rather walk than fly
my Europa with training wheels, personal
choice, of course.
Terry Seaver
Pleasanton, CA
A135
Garry Stout wrote:
> Jeff, over here in the colonies, we have an abundance of "proper" airport
> runways, and do not have any need to dodge cow pies in farmer's fields.
> One's selection of an airplane is dependent upon the conditions under which
> it is to be flown. If you live in Alaska, then floats (summer), and skis
> (winter) are appropriate. In the outbacks of Africa I suppose I'd choose a
> Cessna 180 taildragger with big balloon tires. I grant you that if all you
> have available is a plowed field, then I suppose a monowheel might be
> slightly better than a trigear, but.........why are there so many
> ground-handling related accidents in the UK, all of which are mono-wheels
> and none are trigears?........and why are so many builders converting from
> mono to trigear?
>
> Regards,
> Garry
> N4220S
> (813) 878-3929
> FAX (813) 878-5651, Internet ID Garrys@att.com
>
> JLW <jeffw@telebyte.net>@aztec.houxou.com on 03/23/2001 09:14:10 PM
>
> Please respond to JLW <jeffw@telebyte.net>
>
> Sent by: owner-europa@aztec.houxou.com
>
> cc:
> Subject: Re: Taildragger conversion
>
> As much as I hate to contribute to the sizable noise to sound ratio of this
> list,
> I say... EXACTLY! And, I'd like to see the tri-gears land on the
> unimproved
> fields the fat mono wheel planes can land on. Of course the tri-gears (if
> they
> survived the landing) would have to be trailered away. :-D
>
> Jeff
>
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