We may or may not have a whole video SERIES on the channel about our trip to KOSH in 2020 :)

Im going for recruiter/sales rep of the year. 🤣

@@flyingaardvarks1133 at next year's SKO, during the award ceremony, are you expecting the Rolex Submariner, or a custom Bremont MBII?

@@flyingaardvarks1133 at next year's SKO during the awards ceremony are you expecting a Rolex GMT II? Or a custom Bremont MBII?

I think of that as more of an “and” question than an “or” question…

LMK when you get it please. I’ll pitch in for gas for a ride (front seat, though).

Right on!

Only in a dive! 😎 Thanks for subscribing!

@@flyingaardvarks1133 10 4 I caught that . Nice to know it could take it . Tough scrappy aircraft . There's a story at the Smithsonian Air and Space magazine website about an A6 that skipped off the water at night at 400 or 500 knots . Later in it's career the maintenance crew was finding a lot of gremlins in the aircraft and researched its history which became the story I read .

Smart move 😎

Just need a shark on the nose. Maybe a wheel conversion. Sweet video.

Hell yeah man! Hope it brought back some good nostalgia. CB for the win!

@@flyingaardvarks1133 you could also mention that you needed to land the prowler at a field with a working huffer and power cart or you would be calling the skipper to request a c-130 be sent out with one onboard for ya. Ugh

@@flyingaardvarks1133 and yes the videos did bring back a lot fun memories. I’ve flown many RVs too. They are great

Hahaha-none of the jets had the gear in the wrong position, so sticking with it ;)

Badlands, South Dakota. Near KRAP if you’re looking on foreflight 🫡

@@flyingaardvarks1133 oh rad! been there on two wheels, just not over it.

@@flysport_tedder If you get the chance, it is some pretty awesome flying. If you want to see way more, check out kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p9WHeLJll9rOg2g.html

@@flyingaardvarks1133 cool, I'll go back and watch. it's certainly on the list, though I wanna knock off Electric City/Coulee first!

I know this is a controversial take, but I have 0 interest in a tail wheel for tail wheel sake. The only reason I’d fly one is if it was functionally better for that mission (e.g. bush plane with massive tires) or if the plane I wanted to fly only came in that configuration (e.g. P51). All the planes I flew in the USMC were nose gear equipped. I believe the design of a trike is superior; better taxi visibility, better landing stability. I get that some people feel a TW is better because it is harder, but I would argue you could mis-rig your controls to make any plane harder to fly…I don’t think making a plane hard to fly is the goal. It feels like a similar argument for an old 6 pack vs glass. TW are a touch faster, better off-concrete (especially true for RVs), and sure easier to get the cowl off. So there are advantages. But those don’t outweigh the handling characteristic advantages for me. Watching people in a TW 6 taxi in a continuous swerve always seems odd to me. That said, although I don’t seek out flying a TW, if the “right” plane was a TW, I wouldn’t shy away from it, it just isn’t a “positive” in my personal decision matrix based purely on being a TW. I grew up watching airshows and only really cared about the jets as a kid, so while many people have nostalgia for a TW, all the planes I loves watching had a nose gear, so I don’t personally have that list for a taildragger. I actually remember preferring piston planes-even back then-that were nose wheel equipped because they looked slightly more like the jets. But I sure don’t fault anyone who prefers a TW aircraft!

@@flyingaardvarks1133 Thanks for sharing. Your reasoning is thorough and completely valid. I learned tailwheel because I dreamed of flying warbirds and figured I'd need the skill set. I've gotten training in Stearmans, Texans and Chipmunks as well as a LOT of different warbird rides, including a P-40 and three different Mustangs. But long ago I realized the only way I'd get close to owning one was to build my own. I've got almost 90 hours so far and love it. I know there will be times that I'll find myself wishing it was a trike, for all the reasons you mentioned. But it's the plane of my dreams; I built it, fly it and love it, so that works out pretty well. Planes are like motorcycles; no single model works well for all missions. But I know you'll agree that all RV models have a wide range of capabilities. Gotta love 'em for that!

TBH I don’t think I know many (if any?) tail dragger pilots who with they had a trike in the RV world. They are both awesome. And like you said, the TW is definitely more of the warbird-eske experience. 🫡