Knight,

Adding power too quickly will cause that very thing, The key is adding power slowly and smoothly. Wait till all the gear are on the ground and then add power and be ready to do everything you normally do from a full stop takeoff, although you may not need to correct with rudder as much. After you get the touch and goes nailed down to where you can do them at will, you can always try to keep the nose gear from touching down using the elevator and then do the takeoff. Looks cool and teaches better rudder control which you will need for certain taildraggers., mainly warbirds

When you try it the next time, try landing a little closer to the approach end of the runway and that will give you more time to correct the ground track.

I usually have a favorite spot on the flight line for touch and goes. It's usually near the approach end end of the runway, that way I have plenty of runway for corrections and the decision to either go or full stop.

Keep at it, you are doing fine , we can tell because you already have a good idea where your problem is and just needed a little advice on how to correct it. Pretty soon you will find yourself doing them from just about any point on the runway, as long as you have the room for the rollout and takeoff.

DBCherry,

I agree, there is nothing like a taildragger doing touch and goes, especially when the tail never gets to the ground and you roll along on the mains. I've been practicing one wheel landings on my Somthin' Extra and Twist since I have the wing tip ground clearence on those two planes, but would not try it on my Ultimate. (bigger wing span, tons of prop clearance but not enough wing tip clearance.) At times I can land on one wheel and transition to the other one, then takeoff from that wheel, good for the WOW [X(] factor and also gets a good laugh. [sm=lol.gif]