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Old 05-12-2004 | 01:28 AM
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Default RE: HELP LEARNING TO TAKE OFF WITH TAILDRAGGER???

I respectfully disagree. The plane is going to weathervane if you give no rudder input, you never want to let a plane just go where ever it goes. That can equal a crash or worse. Taking off with rudder is very basic and is probably one of the easiest skills to learn. The trick is going from a plane with tricycle landing gear that requires almost no rudder input, then to a plane with a long tail moment that isnt prone to dart or tailspin and then to a short moment like a biplane or funfly. Point is a pilot should be in control of his plane at all times and never let nature take its course.

Respectfully,
Mike