Bomber boys - bbc one

[bongodriver]

Yep Tiggers are wonderfull things....tops made out of rubber and bottoms made out of springs!.....particularily if you stuff up the landing and that well sprung udercarriage throws you back ito the air with zero speed....gotta love those innefective ailerons and rudder that stays locked in full deflection, have you tried a Canadian Tiggie yet? tailwheel is nice but those brakes are lethal.
haven't flown the jungman.....absolutely beautifull aircraft to look at, I must go and wink at Anna Walker and see if she will let me fly hers.
Stearman is just plain easy, I like the cheeky torque.

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by bongodriver

Yep Tiggers are wonderfull things....tops made out of rubber and bottoms made out of springs!.....particularily if you stuff up the landing and that well sprung udercarriage throws you back ito the air with zero speed....gotta love those innefective ailerons and rudder that stays locked in full deflection, have you tried a Canadian Tiggie yet? tailwheel is nice but those brakes are lethal.
haven't flown the jungman.....absolutely beautifull aircraft to look at, I must go and wink at Anna Walker and see if she will let me fly hers.
Stearman is just plain easy, I like the cheeky torque.

one day I'll tell you the story of when my engine quit on top of a tumble at 1100ft ("remember, if your engine quits, your only chance is to nose it down and let the propeller windmill and start up again, but you need to be at 1000ft ground to get enough airspeed!")

brakes can be lethal, but bleeding them can be even worse!!

The Jungmann is like a glove, a pilot's dream! Responsive, no slack stick, super fast, compact.. you feel like you can land it on top of a helipad!

[bongodriver]

brakes can be lethal, but bleeding them can be even worse!!

Hydraulic?....thats a new one, hydraulic brakes must be relatively nice, I'm used to the cable operated heel brakes....on or off and nothing between.

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by bongodriver

Hydraulic?....thats a new one, hydraulic brakes must be relatively nice, I'm used to the cable operated heel brakes....on or off and nothing between.

they actually had a proper hub kit, they were quite good, if anything to slow on landing, although they can be dangerous.. tailskid is generally good to stop, but taxiing with a tailwheel is way better.

Never tried the cable brakes, and frankly I'm in no hurry to try them either