Opportunity to fly T-6

Bill Greenwood · **Posted:** Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:44 pm

Eric, I'd bet you a $50 one can see over the nose of a Decathalon from the front seat redily, and I would not have to S turn to taxi it like a T-6. It has been some time since I have flown a Decathalon, but I am checked out it a Citabria, did a bienniaal in one 3 years ago and could see over the nose ok. Unless the Dec is that much different, I stand by what I wrote.

valdez25 · **Posted:** Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:51 pm

EDowning wrote:

Clean it stalls just like a T6, dirty the flaps blank out the tail and it snaps over on it's back every time.

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EDowning · **Posted:** Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:18 pm

My apologies, Bill, I reread your post and I thought what you were saying was that one needed to be in the back seat of a T6 for training because you felt like they could see over the nose of the T6 from the front seat.

Sorry.

Difference between the Decathalon and the T6 is like the difference between a nun and a hooker, basically, they both have the same major parts, and are useful for their designated purposes, but that's where the similarities end.

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:05 am

That is one of the greatest comparisons of aircraft that I have ever heard. :lol:

Bill Greenwood · **Posted:** Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:23 am

Eric, The Pirep on the Yale was great, since few of us have any time in one. I recall your's is a pretty airplane, doesn't look unfriendly. But your other topic, the Nuns and Hookers, is another that most of us are also novices. So we are awaiting your Pirep on this subject. And always on WIX, action photos are welcome.

JDK · **Posted:** Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:45 am

EDowning wrote:

... can't imagine ever selling it.

[Belushi]How much for de leedle girl...[/Belushi]

cluvara · **Joined:** Thu Jun 30, 2005 8:19 am **Posts:** 100

bill1200 wrote:

I've been flying aerobatics for about a year in a Super Decathlon. The place I rent from just aquired a T-6. Looking for some pros/cons from people who have flown a T-6 before I decide. Thanks

I flew a T-6 with about 200TT. Most of that 200TT was TW in Citabria's and Decathlons. Just like any airplane, you can get in trouble with it. The right instructor will help you keep out of trouble. Other than that, I was pleasantly surprised about all of the "bad" habits it supposedly had. JAFA as long as you treat it well. Have fun!

Chris

EDowning · **Posted:** Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:38 pm

Bill Greenwood wrote:

Quote:

But your other topic, the Nuns and Hookers, is another that most of us are also novices. So we are awaiting your Pirep on this subject. And always on WIX, action photos are welcome.

Sorry, can't help you much there....I don't know anything about Nuns.

Lynn Allen · **Posted:** Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:45 pm

Its a great plane to fly, just be ready when you put the tail down on the roll out. If you want, you might go see Chuck Gardner in Florida for some pointers as well.. :wink:

Lynn

stumac · **Joined:** Tue Nov 23, 2004 11:19 pm **Posts:** 185

"I flew a T-6 with about 200TT. Most of that 200TT was TW in Citabria's and Decathlons. Just like any airplane, you can get in trouble with it. The right instructor will help you keep out of trouble. Other than that, I was pleasantly surprised about all of the "bad" habits it supposedly had. JAFA as long as you treat it well. Have fun! "

Chris,
You figured it out real fast that flying warbirds is about opportunity not ability but don't be telling people that.

Jack Frost · **Posted:** Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:34 pm

Wow, I'm wondering if I'm lucky to have lived past age 20. I soloed the T-6G as an Aviation Cadet with about 33 hours Total Time (25 in a PA- 18 Super Cub) and about 8 hours T-6 dual just like about all my classmates did. Went on to fly another 140 hours or so in it and enjoyed most of it. The partial-panel Pattern A'/s under the hood in the back seat were real sweat breakers though. (One peek is worth a hundred cross-checks!). We soloed and got all our non-instrument dual in the front seat. The USAF later tried to start the new pilots out in the T-6 without the Cub time but it met with mixed success.

We had no serious accidents other than a French AF cadet bailing out when he thought the airplane was on fire while doing aerobatics with the canopy open. The inverted exhaust flame pattern was right into the right side of the cockpit. Airplane went straight into a swamp. The Cadet went straight back to France!

It's a fun airplane to fly but get some good instruction in it from a current and qualified T-6 instructor and verify their qualifications as best you can. And don't, I repeat, don't quit flying it until you're safely in the chocks with the engine shut down.

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