Hi.
I'm wondering what kind of tailwheel fork I schould use for the first flight?
I've ordered the Bell fork, but maybe the Vans one are more "forgiving" for a tailwheel rookie?
I remember seeing some discussions about this in a few earlier posts.
My background:
Just completed tailwheel training (50+ landings with an TD instructor on a Cub)
Then I'm planning on doing 50-100 landings on that one during spring and early summer.
Then my plans are to check out on a "Cap-10" (French aerobatic taildragger with somewhat similar handling qualities to a RV), then I'll do about 50+ landings on that one too.
Finally check out on a RV-4 and do 50+ landings on that one and maybe some on a RV-6.
I've flown "trikes" for 30 years (F-5, F-16 and 737), but I guess those landings doesn't "count" in this sceneario...
So what do you RV TD-guys recommend: should I install the Vans fork to start with or go with the Bell right away?
(For the record, The Bell fork will be the fork I'll use permanently later on ofcourse...)
I'm wondering what kind of tailwheel fork I schould use for the first flight?
I've ordered the Bell fork, but maybe the Vans one are more "forgiving" for a tailwheel rookie?
I remember seeing some discussions about this in a few earlier posts.
My background:
Just completed tailwheel training (50+ landings with an TD instructor on a Cub)
Then I'm planning on doing 50-100 landings on that one during spring and early summer.
Then my plans are to check out on a "Cap-10" (French aerobatic taildragger with somewhat similar handling qualities to a RV), then I'll do about 50+ landings on that one too.
Finally check out on a RV-4 and do 50+ landings on that one and maybe some on a RV-6.
I've flown "trikes" for 30 years (F-5, F-16 and 737), but I guess those landings doesn't "count" in this sceneario...
So what do you RV TD-guys recommend: should I install the Vans fork to start with or go with the Bell right away?
(For the record, The Bell fork will be the fork I'll use permanently later on ofcourse...)
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