The last two weeks at Tailwheel Town
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We got the Duckbox Crash simulator finished and Jessica and I went out and did a bunch of runs on it. Walt Lasecki took a bunch of pics of the hit and, regardless of whether anyone understood what we were doing, it was a great success and depended on the skill of the pilots to successfully smack the box. I have more cardboard and will offer this to selected pilots in the future.
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The original Duck Box Crash in the 100 HP Cub (note the ducks).
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Jess DeVan flying the PA12 into the simulator.
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Speaking of Walt, we've been working on the "Wind T" aircraft. It will soon grace to airport and be a very accurate wind indicator to folks flying into Sisters. Kudos to Vern Goodsell, who volunteered his time and brought his own special brand of craftsmanship to this very special project. Thank you, Vern!
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The Sisters Airport Wind T awaiting installation.
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Daughter Janet is teaching at REALMs and brought s bunch of her students out to Sisters for rides in info on aviation. What a success it was! Her students wrote reports
Brian with one of Janet's Students and Walt
Laseki conducting a pre-flight briefing.
on how much the trip to the Sisters Airport meant to them. Y'know what my favorite one of all these amazing reports was? It was this.... "
And a special thanks to Janet for being an amazing teacher." Yeh, I can see that. It was great fun. Thanks for including us all...
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Aden Kailin in the snow-covered irrigation pivot.
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Aden Kailin has started on his Tailwheel Endorsement and we had a tough start with some bad weather, but toward the end of this two week period we got out to the irrigation pivot, which was covered with snow! What a blast we had!
A new article on the Tailwheeler's Journal
"Bad Training Baggage" is this week's new article. It's also a subject which is close to my heart because so many fliers have such good instincts and have them stomped on by Acmes well-meaning but horribly trained instructors. Warning to regular readers: His is a typical "Brian Rant" with Acme being the usual victim. I'm sorry.... no, actually I'm not!
An older article worth another look...
What a coincidence! This week's older article is from one of my very favorite writers, Gayle Crowder. It's #62 "Simple Things". It's a wonderful story that makes a statement about modern life.