Simviation Forum - J-3 Cub flying guide

Jan 23^rd, 2007 at 11:59am

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For those of us who love tail-draggers I found this interesting, informative and rather amusing guide to flying the Cub. Well worth a read Grin

http://www1.drive.net/evird.acgi$pass*19442925!_h-www.landings.com/sites/J-3-boo...

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Reply #1 - Jan 23^rd, 2007 at 12:11pm

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I never read it yet Mark, but does it start with "never exceed 80 on the ASI" ? Wink

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Reply #2 - Jan 23^rd, 2007 at 12:16pm

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This is really everything from propping to landing via the taxi. It is really interesting, the guy wrote it for his brother and made it quite funny so he'd read it. I've nearly finished and it is still making me chuckle Grin

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Reply #3 - Jan 23^rd, 2007 at 12:30pm

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I did glance in and find it to be exactly what it's claimed to be.........for the totally uninnitiated in the realm of aviation........ Wink

Quite fun to read the perspective ........... Cool

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Reply #4 - Jan 25^th, 2007 at 3:18pm

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Thanks for posting this! Other than being funny, that read has actually helped me to manage taxiing and taking off in FS2004 with the default Cub!

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Reply #5 - Jan 25^th, 2007 at 3:28pm

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Great stuff. The Cub is a lovely little kite, you should also try the Super Cub we've got here at SimV! She is a joy to fly Wink

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Reply #6 - Jan 25^th, 2007 at 3:28pm

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Fantastic find, Mark...

I'm going to get my Trusty Ink-Jet Printer out, print all the pages, bind them, and take them to bed for a good-old, enjoyable read.... Wink

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...(not much else to do in bed these days)... Cry

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LOL... Grin

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Paul...Piping his Cub... Shocked

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Reply #7 - Jan 25^th, 2007 at 4:31pm

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Interesting. A tailwheel conversion is the first thing to do on my list once I have a civil licence (be it a PPL if the CAA decide I'm experienced enough and might manage a circuit in a C152 Roll Eyes

) or jump straight in with a bigger licence (or both, as I'm sure they rob me of as much cash as they can)...

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Reply #8 - Jan 25^th, 2007 at 10:28pm

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Fozzer wrote on Jan 25^th, 2007 at 3:28pm:

Fantastic find, Mark...

I'm going to get my Trusty Ink-Jet Printer out, print all the pages, bind them, and take them to bed for a good-old, enjoyable read.... Wink

...!

...(not much else to do in bed these days)... Cry

...!

LOL... Grin

...!

Paul...Piping his Cub... Shocked

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Ditto, on all counts... I still get goosebumps remembering my brief time flying a J-3. Just a sweet, capable aviator's airplane. Grin

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Reply #9 - Jan 26^th, 2007 at 6:35pm

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I'm really getting Cub'd!

I've been practicing for two days in FS2004, and I've just "returned" from a virtual training flight in which I tried my best to apply some suggestions from this guide... taxiing, trimming, taking off, stalls, side slips, touch and go, landing. It must have not gone too bad, since I've managed to do all this without KABOOMing.... (yes, I've installed Nick's Massive Crash package in order to feel all the humbling power of a goofed manouvre) Grin

Hey... it's true... it's *FUN* in a taildragger!

PS: about the Super Cub here at SimV, can someone provide the link to the file?

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Reply #10 - Jan 27^th, 2007 at 2:49am

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http://www.simviation.com/fs2004props24.htm
http://www.simviation.com/fs2004props27.htm

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Reply #11 - Feb 1^st, 2007 at 11:08am

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FridayChild wrote on Jan 25^th, 2007 at 3:18pm:

Thanks for posting this! Other than being funny, that read has actually helped me to manage taxiing and taking off in FS2004 with the default Cub!

Imagine that. Wink

Although I will say the FS9 cub is a lot harder to taxi... it's a little too "tippy".

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Reply #12 - May 1^st, 2007 at 12:10pm

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I'm flying a cub Coast to Coast US from Morristown, New Jersey to San Diego, California. Im in Texas! It requires your attention at all time. I'd recommend it to anyone who loves long, very long, Cross Country Flights. Taxiing is hard because I have my realism settings all the way up. So maybe this could help me

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