First solo. In a J3 cub

My first solo. July 7th 2003. In this taildragger aircraft. 65hp.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• j3
• cub
• airplane
• aviation
• grass-strip
• taildragger

[DHUNT571]

I agree with sky pilot. I fly j-3's, pa-12's, ans cessna 180's and a 180 is much harder to land than the J-3. My sister (non pilot) can land a J-3. But the 180 and any larger taildragger weighing more than the "paper cup/piper cub" will loop with a landing like that!

[j3pilot83]

Yeah I can imagine it would. The J-3 is my favorite plane to fly. My skills have come a long way since that landing. ;) I'm glad to say I did my solo in a J-3.

[j3pilot83]

Thanks norgeirm. It wasn't too bad for my first landings back then.

[ryertay]

I'm 15 and just finished up my ground school. I start training soon (hopefull if everything goes as planned) on a j3! I can't wait for this

[nmfan99]

Thats really sweet... I soloed in a PA-12 150hp... I want my children to learn in a rail dragger because after you master the cub something like a pitts isnt far off....

[forgettoremember]

Indeed. Sets a good foundation for learning to land.

[flyguy33240]

Nice job, my friend! I too soloed a J3 for my first time. Unfortunately not too many people do anymore. A J3 is the best airplane there is in my opinion. Keep up the good work.

[norgeirm]

What i ment was, when u land a J3 you got the basic skills to land all taildraggers.

[CaptainFF]

haha sweet

[skyypilot]

Not true. The J3 is a very easy taildragger to land. A 2 on a 1 to 10 scale on grass, a 3 on asphalt. Fokker Dr.1 being a 10 on GRASS. Stearman on asphalt is a 7 or 8. My 170B is a 4/5.