> Been re-reading 'Stick and Rudder' (Langewiesche) > Artful flying is okay too.
The second one is by Michael Maya Charles, recent (very briefly) editor (took J. Mac's place for two issues) of Flying. I've admired his writing since his first story in Flying back in the 80's called "Freight Dog." I sure found Langewiesche's chapter on Landings helpful when I was learning to land my first KR - retractable with a Maloof prop. He abolished my fear of hitting the prop when trying to get the plane on the ground. Until then every landing had been a stressful affair - especially with winds - since I only had five and a half inches between the runway and my prop tips when in a level attitude. After reading his chapter on Landings, I stopped worrying about applying forward stick. That was a relief. If I was a flight instructor I would require anyone aspiring to learn to fly to read S&R before they ever got in the plane for a lesson. Nowadays, many if not most flight instructors have never read Langewiesche or even heard of him. And most the students can barely speak English, much less read it. Maybe it's been translated into Chinese. ******** I wish my KR would DO a full-power stall but it just keeps climbing . . . :-) ******* I see Mark's prediction that board participants would only go two weeks before they started re-posting everything they reply to was accurate. Mike KSEE ____________________________________________________________ Moms Asked to Return to School Grant Funding May Be Available to Those That Qualify. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4cf9d4f645474a2619m04vuc
