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Old 08-05-2015, 06:13 AM
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I came from a piper pacer. The 7, with its low short wing, is a dream to land in a crosswind!
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Old 08-05-2015, 11:35 AM
Maverick 4003 Maverick 4003 is offline
 
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Default RV7 or 7A

Live N. of you, GCC, Gillette, your winds known, similar here, 15-25 daily. Thereby thinking of selling one of my two EAB's + then get RV, just to handle them, per post comments from various regional areas, comparing GA models to RV's. BTW, Dave, former EAA member, flies from here to Laramie frequently on weekends in his Warrior.
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Old 08-05-2015, 03:13 PM
Boyd Birchler Boyd Birchler is offline
 
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Default TW or nose dragger

I really do not see a great deal of difference landing in a cross wind in a TW over a nose wheel. I have about 2000 TW and 3800 nose wheel.

I do feel that you need to be comfortable in the make and model to be safe doing Xwind of any significance.

I have just under 100 hours in my 7 and would think twice about landing in much more than 20 for a Xwind. I'm not yet at the place where I feel as "one" with the plane as I do in the Mooney's that I have 3800 hours flying, but I am/will be getting there.

Do not be afraid of a TW, but it does require you to be a better pilot and it will give you skills you will never have if you only continue flying a nose wheel!

I have personally seen 3 6A/7A airplanes upside down and facing opposite the direction they were landing. I think the flips were mainly a factor of driving the plane on without a full stall nose high technique, coupled with a bouncing PIO until the nose gear either dug in or broke and collapsed. So having the nose gear will not alleviate the consequences of bad technique. Just as the TW requires proper training so will the Nose gear plane.
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