very right so!
Believe the thing is to get proper/recent training with taildraggers like
getting checked out on a Piper Cub or Emraude just before starting flying your
bird....Also a couple of hours in a motorglider like the Dimona is of great
value!! Then the first 20 or so landings on grass and/or with an instructor
after that you will be "her master"....But I agree, it takes a bit of
time/excercise/patience...
Those with less patience, take the trigear...or a C172
Klaus
Nigel Charles wrote:
> Message text written by "Garry Stout"
> >Or................you could build a tri gear Europa and be done with all
> of
> that squirrely handling stuff.
> <
>
> Trigears also have their limitations. They are less capable on grass strips
> particularly if the ground is soft or uneven. This may not be such a
> problem in the USA but here in the UK there are many strips which it would
> be unwise to take a trigear into but are used by monowheel Europas
> regularly. Remember that the Europa came about when Ivan Shaw found that
> operating Varieaze/Longeaze aircraft in Europe and in UK in particular was
> very restricting due to the lack of suitable fields. The Europa has proved
> to be a good enough aircraft to compete in the trigear marketplace but lets
> not forget that its design was based around the idea of combining strip
> performance with clean efficient cruise capability. Provided the
> builder/owner accepts that it is not a beginner's aircraft it is still
> probably the best aircraft for this purpose nearly a decade after the
> concept was thought of.
>
> Nigel Charles
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