Warbird Information Exchange

Does anyone have a lot of flight time in the Vagabond? I checked myself out in one todsy and found it to be quite "twitchy." Every takeoff and landing had a significant pucker factor.
Thanks

A Cub it ain't.

I have owned a couple, and have ferried others around the country. Give me a call if you like.

Eric Presten
(707) 939-8913

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Thanks Eric. I will give you a call. The student/owner is 67 years old and I don't want him to tear up the airplane.
John

Do you have the one with the solid gear and the basketball tires? I don't remember it to be too bad directionally but it was a bit bouncy in pitch.

It has an 85hp. engine, the stiff landing gear and the tires look to be different from a Cub type. They are about the size of basketballs.
It also has the wing tank.

The one I flew had a Lycoming O-145 and a wood prop.

I had a bunch of Luscombe and Champ time so it didn't present any particular problems for me.

Thanks for the info Erik. You really know your stuff! YOu helped fill in the missing gaps and we flew three flights for about three hours today. I was able to get in the groove and did eight landings with a couple of those on asphalt, no brakes. I had the student do everything except the actual touchdowns and will have him finished in maybe a couple more hours. Neat airplane!