>
> As a former pilot, I respect your position. Instructors like that end up
> getting people killed. I used to routinely fly my family in and out of an
> 1800-ft runway in a Tri-Pacer. It teaches one to learn what the machine
> will and will not do.
>
Oh, the flying milk stool. Fully loaded on a summer day, the Tri-Pacer had
the rate of climb of a river barge. There was one based at our tiny airport
and the owner couldn't clear the trees if he was at gross. He then converted
it to a taildragger (Pacer) and the performance improvement was substantial.
Another pilot had the Colt, but that poor thing couldn't clear it's own
throat, much less the trees at gross weight.
I love the published specifications for those airplanes. I think the climb
speed is based on a climb prop, but the cruise speed is based on a cruise
prop. Pick one or the other, but not both.
But they were fun to fly in. I have a soft spot for tubular steel frames and
fabric covered wings.
AG
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