Hi Ira
"Prop strikes on Mono's are common". What makes you say that ?
In the UK there is no noticeable difference between aircraft insurance premiums
for tri gear and mono, which tells you something .
Sure if you brake hard while turning you can upset things but the accident rate
is very similar for both types.
I have had my 912 mono classic flying for 15 years now and yes I broke a prop (
only once) but as I attempted to land rounding out about ten feet too high I
blame the pilot (me) not the configuration , indeed in a similar situation a tri
gear would not only have damaged the prop but also the nosewheel.
Better pilots than me have described the mono as no more difficult to operate
than a piper cub, Having only been a passenger in a cub I cannot give an opinion
on that.
The mono is a tail wheel aeroplane and behaves like one,
regards
Tim
G-BZTH
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> To further your consideration, the mono wheel also has a spinny thing
> on the front end which is absent from most gliders. Prop strikes are also
> common with monowheels. Depending on you CG loading, a tap on
> the brake might just rock you forward! Fortunately (if one can say
> that in this context), the combination of carbon fiber prop and
> Rotax gear box usually prevents expensive engine damage.
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