Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/02/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lee, Our flying club J-3 was from 1946 and had a metal spar, and was flown for many years by average-weight pilots from the front seat. After I left the club due to a relocation move, one of our club members wrapped it around a tall TV mast on a hilltop. He and his passenger survived, and the Cub has been rebuilt by a local restorer, but it doesn't see a lot of activity these days. Recalling my cross-country jaunts in the Cub, I would agree that a flight to Tennessee would be a stretch. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "LEE HERMAN" <lkhermann@bresnan.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 10:21 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] recent images LKH > > > > On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:56:06 -0600 > "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@bellsouth.net> wrote: >> Lee, >> >> You do look happy in the rear seat of the Cub. I spent most of my Cub >> hours in the front, and was never happy with the landings I made when >> seated in the back. The Cub is a great way to turn 80-octane or 100LL >> into pure joy. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA > > > Jim, > > I always fly from the back seat. My cub, from 1943 must be flown solo > from the back seat. It just makes it easier to always sit there. Now, a > supercub, that is a different thing and the front seat is much more > pleasant. The back seat is also easier to take photos from. Thanks for > looking, I would love to take you for a ride. Unfortunately, the cub is > very unlikely to be flown by me to Tullahoma. I have flown it to Oshkosh, > WI. > > Lee > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >