_”The Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just barely kill you.” _
— Max Stanley, Northrop test pilot
Unusual Attitudes: It Wasn’t My Time
author found out one day while having a little too
much fun in her Piper Cub. Fortunately, both pilot
and airplane were unscathed after the incident.
Key Takeaways:
- The author recounts her unconventional entry into aerobatics, beginning with an accidental loop during a period of heartbreak and later offering basic instruction.
- She details a highly dangerous, unintentional aerobatic incident in a non-aerobatic Cub, where she performed a tail slide followed by a whip stall during a playful "toilet paper bombing" routine.
- Miraculously, both the pilot and the Cub sustained no significant damage, serving as a profound lesson on the hazards of complacency and exceeding an aircraft's design limits.
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