hevansrv7a
Well Known Member
My friend and CFI mentioned to me that he finds a difference in landing a -7 vs a -7A. He said the -7A is easier because it can have a greater nose-up angle at the ground. He is a very accomplished pilot of many homebuilt types and teaches tailwheel endorsements in his Luscombe. It's not about tailwheel airplanes being harder, it's about the deck angle and how slow you can make it go for touchdown.
That made us both curious so we measured the angles on my -7A and on the -7 that he often flies.
-7A: 14.5+ degrees nose up. (could perhaps have gone even lower but allowed 1-2 inches for safety. BTW - the tie down ring does not protect the bottom of the rudder.
-7: 11.3 degrees nose up.
This is just FWIW and because I'd never seen this information on the forum. Does a similar difference exist for the -6/6A, -8/8A and/or -9/9A?
That made us both curious so we measured the angles on my -7A and on the -7 that he often flies.
-7A: 14.5+ degrees nose up. (could perhaps have gone even lower but allowed 1-2 inches for safety. BTW - the tie down ring does not protect the bottom of the rudder.
-7: 11.3 degrees nose up.
This is just FWIW and because I'd never seen this information on the forum. Does a similar difference exist for the -6/6A, -8/8A and/or -9/9A?