I got 6 hours of instruction in a Tornado II before flyng mine and
found it to be well worth it.
The Tornado sits so much closer to the runway than a 172. The height
difference is enough that if you stall the Tornado at the normal
landing height of the 172, you are likely to break a gear leg.
Also, the "flare" is a bit different. If you bring a Tornado in the
way a 172 is often landed, ending in a very nose-high attitude at
"full stall", you'll almost certainly break the gear in the ensuing
stall.
The way to land a Tornado is to carry enough airspeed in the approach
to "round out" above stall speed (at around 50 mph), flying parallel
to the ground, and then keep the wheels a few inches above the runway
until the plane slows and settles to the ground.
I recommend at least an hour or two of time in a two-place Tornado
before flying one solo.
Hugh Sontag
>I too am interested in buying a Titan. What is the difference in
>the handling characteristics of a Titan 1 and the 2? And, if I get
>some training in a 2 place would it be difficult to transition to
>the single? Thanks for any info you can give me. I have about 120
>hrs. in 172's, Cherokees, and a few hrs. in a Socata TB9.
>Don Price
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