Nats photos online

[Mike Mueller]

 I'm flying with my 1st fixed gear plane (Temptation) this year after many
years of retract planes. It's all about taste in my opinion. It's also a fad
to have fixed gear now. As far as looks I'll take retracts in the air. I
still get a thrill out of sucking up the gears on takeoff. Wheels hanging
out of my plane give me the constant feeling that my retracts aren't working
while I'm flying. The fixed gears are stronger and allow you to taxi easier
ans suppose to increase drag. Either way works well. Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Larson [mailto:csl at direcway.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 10:55 PM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: Re: Nats photos online


Hey all -
Great Nat's pictures and written commentary.  I hope to participate someday
myself.  I wish the best to all the District 7 guys!
 
However, as a junior guy in sportsman for almost a year now and hoping to
move to intermediate soon,  I see a distinct lack of RETRACTS!  I'd
appreciate your thoughts on incorporating this trend into my next aircraft.
I have a Vortex and am just moving into a rebuilt Sequel. I am thinking
Typhoon for the next.
 
What do you think as far as flight performance, looks, judging < gasp > etc
- aside from obvious flight prowess - does fixed gear get the nod?
 
Thanks in advance, and go D7!
Chris Larson
NSRCA 3484

----- Original Message ----- 
From: GW <mailto:gw at gwair.com>  
To: discussion at nsrca.org <mailto:discussion at nsrca.org>  
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 10:12 AM
Subject: Nats photos online

Nats photos from Practice and Day1 have been forwarded to me. Courtesy of
Glen Watson. Thanks Glen!
Check the webpage below.
Gerald Williams
Email : gw at gwair.com <mailto:gw at gwair.com> 
Webpage: gwair.com


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