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January 08, 2023

Let's Not Meet This Way... P-51 Pilot Hammers Piper M600

The Piper Never Stood A Chance Against The Mustang

Ask any taildragger pilot about the issues inherent in taxiing the average conventional geared airplane around a busy ramp... and then ask those who have to do with a taildragger with even less than ideal forward visibility... like the Pitts Special, Cessna 195, Russian SU26/29/31 Sukhoi series... or... the P-51 Mustang. So... as the year was coming to a close, two aircraft met in the worst possible way... the oft-warned nose to tail collision.

From 2016 (YouTube Version): Hartzell’s Joe Brown Promotes Pilot Proficiency, and Takes Action to Help it Happenen…

While at EAA AirVenture 2016 ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, sat down to talk with Joe Brown, the President of Hartzell Propeller. You would think they were going to talk about props, but the topic of this conversation was actually about pilot proficiency. It so happens that Brown is not only responsible for the production of great propellers, he is dedicated to pilots becoming and remaining proficient. This was demonstrated at EAA AirVenture at the Pilot