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MikeH
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My buddy has an S1C with a leaf spring and he is wanting to install a locking tailwheel. So I was browsing the net looking for such an animal (Which I could not find) and I come across an interview with Henry Haigh and his aerobatic exploits on avweb. Wow! very interesting read for sure, but one thing he said I thought was interesting.
"I switched to the monoplane because the Europeans kind of looked down on the biplanes. I will admit that the Pitts is so small and boxy that it's difficult to judge it. The biplanes outperformed anything out there, and still do, but when the Europeans went to the monoplanes it was hard to score well with a biplane. That's why I switched."
I think he made the point!
So it looks like my buddy is going to have to convert to a round stinger in order to utilize a locking tailwheel on his pitts. Does anyone here have any ideas? Or, where he can purchase a stinger and locking tailwheel? Thanks
"I switched to the monoplane because the Europeans kind of looked down on the biplanes. I will admit that the Pitts is so small and boxy that it's difficult to judge it. The biplanes outperformed anything out there, and still do, but when the Europeans went to the monoplanes it was hard to score well with a biplane. That's why I switched."
I think he made the point!
So it looks like my buddy is going to have to convert to a round stinger in order to utilize a locking tailwheel on his pitts. Does anyone here have any ideas? Or, where he can purchase a stinger and locking tailwheel? Thanks
