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Flying, where it's OK to be bi.

(2 hours of WACO stick time chiming in :) )
 
DC4boy said:
Mitch has obviously never flown a 450 Stearman,,,

You are correct, I hear they are nice.
I've just flown the 220 (or was it 230)...Can't remember as it was about 12 years ago.

The only 450 bi-plane I have time in is an Ag-Cat, with the windows off...does that count as open cockpit?
 
450 Stearman is a blast, higly recomend it.


Waco's are alright, I dont see whats so cool about them.......
 
DC4boy said:
450 Stearman is a blast, higly recomend it.


Waco's are alright, I dont see whats so cool about them.......

I liked the way they handled over the Stearman, of course the Stearman I flew only had two ailerons.

Both are fun to land (The older Waco's anyway).
 
Wasted said:
Just keep your mouth shut or bugs will collect between your teeth.

Since I fly for a living, it's the only protein I can afford.
 
OK. Guess I am the odd guy out here. I DO NOT like open cockpit airplanes. Owned a Pitts, and have flown a couple WACO's plus PT19s and PT 22's. If I had to pick, it would be the PT22, but still, I would rather fly something that resembled a closed cockpit.


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Starduster Too is a great biplane, very nimble and fun to fly. Being a homebuilt they can be found with many different engine configurations, everything from 150 hp lycomings to 220 hp radials!

To your original question, it is a blast being out there with nothing above you, if you have the urge for it, you'd love it. If you've never flown a tailwheel you might want to get that experience in something a little easier to land first, though. In most biplanes you completely lose the view out the front in the flare.
 

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