In fact Jay here is the message I sent to Jim Sanders.
JS>JC>I didn't find that the case with the Gooney as I thought it was
JS>JC>one of the most docile aircraft that I have flown.  I certainly do
JS>JC>agree with you on the others the only one of which I flew was the
JS>JC>C-45/D-18S. 
JS> I have been in some pretty rough landings in the C-47. A fine pilot
JS> almost put us upside down landing at Mitchel one night.
Jim, it's so hard for me to believe that a good pilot could do as you 
describe above.  Not saying it can't be done just hard to believe that a 
Good Pilot would end up in that situation.  I found it to be one of the 
easiest and most responsive machines that I have ever had the pleasure 
of flying.  I remember when I checked out the old Gentleman in the left 
seat turned on to base brought the props up to 2,000 RPM turned to 
final, brought it back to 15 inches, rolled the trim wheel back a couple 
of turns and commenced to pack his pipe for the long smooth decent on 
the GCA.  It was a real arm chair aircraft.  I remember one night at 
Chatareoux (sp) France I landed in a 20 something kt direct cross wind 
and it was my first PIC trip and the upwind engine was about 15 inches 
and the downwind was at idle til I got the tailwheel on the ground.  The 
only time I think that you should have problems with control of the 
machine.
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