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If you can Fly a cub, you can fly anything!

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Through out the years I've heard people say that if you can fly a cub you can fly anything. I've been flying for about 12 years now, and flew twins, to Pitts Specials. The pitts is not that bad , you just have to stay 1 step a head of it. But I did have a chance to fly a cessna ag truck last week. Never been in one, as far as even flying a spray plane for that matter. A quick Brief from the owner, a Couple of 360's on the gound, taxied to the end of the runway, turned around and let'r rip. Take off wasn't bad at all, little more right rudder, landing was good. So the old pharse that if you can fly a cub you can fly anything is true.
 
Sure, If you can fly a Cub you can fly anything, absolutely true, that is if you are already in the air flying. The real question is, If you can land a Cub can you land anything?.....I dont think so.
 
Cub is one of the easiest tail draggers to fly inmy opinion. The ag planes I have flown were pretty docile also. Ag Cat, Pawnee, Brave.
 
Flying a taildragger take-off to landing. The cub gives a good background for tailwheel flying! With out flying the cub, the transtion to the Pitts would have been diffcult!
 
I agree. I did a self checkout in the 180 when I was young and foolish. With only Cub experience, I found it docile. There is one model of Maule that I would look out for, and I still haven't quite figured out the Waco. I would love to try a Beech 18 or a DC3, but I wouldn't try a self-checkout.
 
My experience is that most of those who don't fly a cub, can't fly other planes worth a darn. Maybe I'm too particular.
 
Has anyone done a self check out in a FM-2 Wildcat? How bout' a 3,000HP Seafury?..................... :drinking: :wink:
 
Come on, let's be honest here. Cubs are not exactly taxing to fly. To get the best out of them demands tremendous skill and experience, but to fly them moderately competently is not difficult.
 
You have to remember in ww2 pilots started in out in a cub, stearman, at6 then the mustang-They (cubs) give you the building blocks for tailwheel flying. No, I wouldn't do a self checkout in ww2 airplane, you have to use common sense!
 
I agree with Josh on the landing part. My Super Cub lands like a pussy cat compared to the 185. 10-4 on the right rudder.
 
Cubs are easier to fly. That's the only reason I can do it.

sj
 
" I would love to try a Beech 18 or a DC3, but I wouldn't try a self-checkout. "

Self check outs have to be approached with caution and lots of reading and talking to others who have flown the type...a proper checkout when avaliable is smart for any new type.

However the DC3 is a real pussycat to fly...sort of a big twin engine J3.

The B18 is slightly more demanding but not really difficult in the grand scheme of things.

One real demanding little bugger is the Grumman Turbo Goose it can take you for a real ride if you are not on top of it.

C.E.
 
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