fixed gear vs. retracts

[Nik Middleton]

While it's true that at comps the plane's carried out, I spend far more time
at the practice field.  I find it helpful not to have to ask someone to
carry it for me.  Still it's only a slight bonus.  However I do find fixed
gear better at handling slightly longer grass.  I don't recall having to
straiten my fixed gear, but I know that with retracts I had to check them
every few flights.  Still miss putting the gear up though, nothing like a
slow low pass with gear up.

rgds


-----Original Message-----
From: discussion-request at nsrca.org
[mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of GeorgeF.
Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 1:44 PM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: Re: fixed gear vs. retracts


At 05:13 PM 7/17/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>Anthony,
>
>"It is true I don't taxi about with them---"   I hope Margaretta (sp OK?)
>is reading the message.  That's why Anthony doesn't have to taxi!!!!


A lot of fields would rather have you carry your planes to the flight line
for saftey.  I've yet to attend a pattern contest where I had seen pilots
taxi out to the runway.

Sounds like the "taxi" issue is more like an excuse rather than improving
flying skills....  Kinda like todays schools, "dumb down" the test so
everyone wins?

George

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