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Pilot Zone => Pilot Zone => Topic started by: nddons on August 01, 2017, 08:58:43 AM

Title: Flew the Fisk Approach in a Warbird
Post by: nddons on August 01, 2017, 08:58:43 AM

I completed a bucket list item last week with my first flight during AirVenture, and did it in our CAF Wisconsin Wing's Fairchild PT-26 Cornell.  I picked the right days to get in and out, so the approach was a piece of cake. I even got a straight in for runway 9.  After flying the Fisk with the extreme visibility of a Warbird,  I'm pretty confident I won't be flying it in a Cessna any time soon. What a blast.
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Title: Re: Flew the Fisk Approach in a Warbird
Post by: Anthony on August 01, 2017, 09:37:17 AM

Stan, that is really cool, congrats!  Many years ago, I was based at an airport (New Garden, N57) that had a Fairchild restoration shop on the field so I'd regularly se PT-19's, and PT-26's as well as some others flying in the area, and the pattern.  I don't know if they are still there or not. 

Title: Re: Flew the Fisk Approach in a Warbird
Post by: nddons on August 02, 2017, 09:28:32 AM

Thanks, Anthony. It was awesome.  The PT is a dream to fly, and much easier to land than the Champ in which I got my tailwheel endorsement.  It's 2,800 lbs gross weight, so it's not as squirrelly in flight as the Champ. Plus, the visibility and ability to fly with the canopy fully open is really cool.