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Cubbie!!!!!

Postby flyboy 28 » Mon Sep 08, 2003 4:43 pm

Yesterday, I took my first flight in a Piper J-3 Cub. OMG, IT WAS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!! First, we took off. then, after we circled around my house, the guy I was flying with let me take the stick till we landed. Boy, it was great. We flew with the door open, and passed about 25 737's going on approach to Newark. Then, up to New York, landed at a small strip on Long Island to reful, down to Philly, then back to landing. When the guy asked to take over to land, I took my hand off the stick, and it was all sweaty and shaking. GO FIND A CUB AND DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!






Boy, it was loud too...
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Re: Cubbie!!!!!

Postby ozzy72 » Tue Sep 09, 2003 1:57 pm

Nice one Flyboy. Sounds like you had an AWESOME time :o
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Re: Cubbie!!!!!

Postby flyboy 28 » Tue Sep 09, 2003 6:02 pm

Yes, I did. Pics soon...  ;)
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Re: Cubbie!!!!!

Postby Craig. » Wed Sep 10, 2003 2:35 am

sound like it was great fun, and also a great place to go flying to.:)
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Re: Cubbie!!!!!

Postby Redwing » Thu Sep 11, 2003 12:03 pm

Yeah, the J-3 is fun to fly and a good plane to learn taildraggers on. I've got about 40 hours of Cub time in my logbook. Unfortunately, the J-3 gets to be unbearably slow. Fly parallel to a highway and into a headwind, and you'll likely notice cars passing you below! :P
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