[Rhodes22-list] Flying Video

[Brad Haslett]

Art,

Yeah, it's overdone.  I never noticed it that much but you can keep your
feet on the rudder pedals and stop most of it.  The Bo came out of the
factory as a 'hot' airplane and the instrumentation and skill level of the
first pilots (WW2) who flew her weren't prepared for how clean the airplane
really is.  Add doctors and lawyers and you have a recipe for disaster. Here
we are 60 years later and the lawyers have really created a disaster.  All
the good stuff comes from Europe these days or is built in your garage.  My
ultimate goal is to go the garage route.  I'm still facing at least one
"show stopper" to get my bird through annual inspection.  She's worth more
in parts than whole - what a shame. I'm surprised the sailboat market hasn't
faced the same challenges.  I guess there's not enough money in anyone
company to make them a juicy target.

Brad

On 11/5/07, Arthur H. Czerwonky <czerwonky at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> Brad,
> Teenie Weenie - what a plane to fly.  They are mostly retired to the Navy
> flying clubs now.  The rumble used to be that the V tail had a strong
> tendency to yaw, although I never flew one.  Is that overdone?
> Art
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com>
> >Sent: Nov 4, 2007 6:31 PM
> >To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Flying Video
> >
> >Robert,
> >
> >The T-34 Mentor Navy trainer is basically a Bo with a conventional tail
> and
> >some more aluminum in the wing.  I think they still use them, at least
> they
> >had some at the last airshow I attended last month.  The problem with my
> >vintage and model of Bo is that the 'V' tail will twist off with too many
> >G's and too much speed. Plus, any engine without an inverted oil system
> >can't run upside down but for a few seconds unless the entire maneuver
> >remains positive G. A  problem all along with V-tails has been:
> >inexperience + oversized gonads = ugly death.  I fly like the old, er,
> make
> >that 'seasoned' man that I am - sunny days and smooth air.  Even at my
> day
> >job I work under the "young bull/old bull" rules.  Please don't make me
> tell
> >that joke.
> >
> >Brad
> >
> >On 11/4/07, Robert Skinner <robert at squirrelhaven.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> How does the Bo do inverted?
> >> Will you be playing???
> >> /Robert
> >>
> >> Brad Haslett wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Robert,
> >> >
> >> > Must be fate.  I haven't been upside down in at least 25 years.  I
> >> stepped
> >> > outside the hangar this morning and the ex-husband of one of the best
> >> (and
> >> > best looking) female aerobatic pilots in the US was getting his
> airplane
> >> out
> >> > of the hangar.  I walked down to help and he invited me along for a
> joy
> >> ride
> >> > in his North American AT-6 (1940's vintage).  We went fall foliage
> >> > sightseeing with a couple of rolls along the way and some high speed
> >> passes
> >> > at a friends private airstrip.  Now I remember why flying is so much
> fun
> >> but
> >> > I'm glad he was paying for  the 40 gallons an hour at $4.80 per
> gallon
> >> the
> >> > AT-6 guzzles.
> >> >
> >> > Brad
> >> >
> >> > On 11/3/07, Robert Skinner <robert at squirrelhaven.com> wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > Brad, no matter which eye you use I don't see
> >> > > how you can say, "Not much to look at."
> >> > >
> >> > > Those crisp rolls are beautiful.  She makes it
> >> > > look like "No Svet!"  She could lose the waving
> >> > > and no hands stuff, though.
> >> > >
> >> > > /Robert
> >> > > -----------------------------------------------
> >> > > Brad Haslett wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > She's not much to look at but she sure can fly!  Brad
> >> > > >
> >> > > > http://youtube.com/watch?v=eKLaJDIoWfI
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> >> > > Robert Skinner  "Squirrel Haven"
> >> > > Gorham, Maine         04038-1331
> >> > > s/v "Little Dipper" & "Edith P."
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> >> Gorham, Maine         04038-1331
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