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Old 08-28-2002 | 08:55 PM
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Default taildragger take offs and landings

takeoffs then taxiing are going to be the biggest diffrences with a tail dragger
first while taxing you will need to hold up elevator to keep the tail on the ground or you may end up "nosing over".(see my avatar )

for taking off you are going to hold up elevator until you get a bit of speed (not much) then you are going to relax the elevator to let the tail come off the ground... you will then wait for a bit more speed then a touch of elevator to lift the plane off.

also taildraggers are a bit more sensative to engine torque so a bit more rudder may be need to keep it straight.

its not hard at all (i learned on tail draggers) it just may take a little getting used to.