Hi
Just an introduction.
I just found this forum. Looks like a great bunch of Cub lovers on here.
This past Saturday I went up to Van Sant Airport (southeaster PA) to get checked out in their J3. It was a little gusty out with a cross wind, in four landings I managed to bounce it in three times and a pretty decent landing on one. (nothing like I use to land my T) The instructor said in another 3 or 4 landings he'll sign me off (YIKES!) Going back in two weeks (it's close to a 2 hour drive.)
I owned a T-craft for 12 years (250 hours flying her,) sold it and started flying 172s : (
'nuff said
Three things were "working" against me on Saturday.
1. Van Sant's runway looks like a rollercoaster (nothing I can do about that.)
2. My running shoes seem to be a little too big to fit in where the rudder pedals are...
no problem with heel brakes 'cause my T-craft had them.
3. You can't see the instrument panel with a passenger in front of you. I spent more time looking
around my instructor's head than I did out side. (not a good thing at all.) I felt like I was fighting with it the entire time.
Is there any tricks that anyone uses to minimize #2 and #3 above ?
thanks
Jerry
Just an introduction.
I just found this forum. Looks like a great bunch of Cub lovers on here.
This past Saturday I went up to Van Sant Airport (southeaster PA) to get checked out in their J3. It was a little gusty out with a cross wind, in four landings I managed to bounce it in three times and a pretty decent landing on one. (nothing like I use to land my T) The instructor said in another 3 or 4 landings he'll sign me off (YIKES!) Going back in two weeks (it's close to a 2 hour drive.)
I owned a T-craft for 12 years (250 hours flying her,) sold it and started flying 172s : (
'nuff said
Three things were "working" against me on Saturday.
1. Van Sant's runway looks like a rollercoaster (nothing I can do about that.)
2. My running shoes seem to be a little too big to fit in where the rudder pedals are...
no problem with heel brakes 'cause my T-craft had them.
3. You can't see the instrument panel with a passenger in front of you. I spent more time looking
around my instructor's head than I did out side. (not a good thing at all.) I felt like I was fighting with it the entire time.
Is there any tricks that anyone uses to minimize #2 and #3 above ?
thanks
Jerry
