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to learn, attitude flying—positioning nose in relation to horizon, power settings to achieve desired performance, said Krog, an instructor since March 1973. He launched the school, with his wife’s encouragement, five years ago and thought he would pick up five or six students via word of mouth. “Within one week I had more than 20 students signed up—and it’s been that way ever since.” Students range in age from 13 into their 70s. About a third are new students, pursuing a private or Sport Pilot certificate; another third are pilots getting back into flying. The rest are pilots who want to learn to fly a tailwheel airplane. “It’s always fun working with those folks. They’ve heard so many stories about flying tailwheel airplanes that they’re very apprehensive,” Krog said. “Then when I give them the chance to start to taxi the airplane around, it makes them very humble from the beginning. “The Cub makes a very good pilot if you learn its quirks. The Cub wants to be flown correctly, and it will give great big hints when it’s not.” For example, Krog said it is very docile when teaching stalls. “Because it’s so docile, one of the things I insist on for all of my students is that they do spin training. There isn’t any amount of reading you can do or videos you can watch to learn how to do spins. I firmly believe that.” Hartford is a great place for Cub training, he added. The paved runway has a grass landing area beside it, and a turf crosswind runway is 200 feet wide. “There aren’t too many days that we can’t fly.” AOPA
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