A REAL airplane

[mudkow60]

Only have a .6 in one but a T-28C was pretty swell.

 

[jergar999]

Single Pilot IFR night freight in a ratted out beat to heck Metro II or III with no GPS, that will teach you to fly.

 

[DrProc]

You guys got it all wrong. The only real planes are the ERJ and CRJ!

Second that opinion. Just look at all the heroes in the commuter airlines.

 

[81Horse]

Personal fave "real" airplane: Sorrell Hiperbipe
http://www.goflyrc.com/projects/Hiperbipe/first_flight_2.jpg

Followed closely by a DeHavilland Beaver on floats. Or wheels.

 

[spudskier]

A "real" airplane is in the eye of the beholder, a Dutchess I don't think is anyone's ideal... try flying something else before settling on that for pete sake, a Baron, a Cub, or a Huskey maybe, build your own? maybe join the military and fly something fast, anything but a Dutchess

 

[81Horse]

You sound bitter, spud -- don't like the Double-Breasted Skipper much?

 

[spudskier]

Bitter? Never! but an OV-10 Bronco is prettier and more "real" than a Dutchess *in my eyes of course*

 

[81Horse]

OV-10 Bronco is prettier and more "real" than a Dutchess *in my eyes of course*

My eyes, too.

:beer:

 

[jeroom]

Sounds great! How'd you land that one??

Well, without flaps....there is no flaps on the catalina. Just have to keep the pitch up until touchdown, and a good amount of power + trim

 

[jeroom]

You guys got it all wrong. The only real planes are the ERJ and CRJ!

I never flown those airplanes. I will soon and really looking forward to it. I love flying hte C414 and pawnee at my current job, but the CRJ looks great too. I am sure it is a nice ride, without the attitude.

 

[jeroom]

You guys got it all wrong. The only real planes are the ERJ and CRJ!

I never flown those airplanes. I will soon and really looking forward to it. I love flying the C-414 and the pawnee at my current job, but the CRJ looks great too. I am sure it is a nice ride, without the attitude.

 

[JimNtexas]

I've flown two real airplanes, the J-3 and the F-111.

The F-4 was real, but there is some question that it was an airplane.

 

[VSUPilot]

There is a problem when people start calling training twins with counter-rotational props real airplanes. That is like saying, "Man, that 172 kicks a$$."
Whether I am flying a 172, King Air, or Citation, I will never forget the things I learned my first airplane, the Champ, a real plane.

 

[agpilot34]

There's a 400hp IO720 powered Glasair III for sale here in OK right now... 300kt cruise, 5,000 fpm climb rate. Better have your sh!t together before climbing in that one!

I did my initial taildragger training in a 1947 Aeronca AC-11 Chief... That one is short coupled enough to make you work pretty hard. The last AG Cat I flew would fall in there as well; a biplane with a big, loud 600hp round engine. Definitely a REAL airplane.

 

[aucfi]

Cub