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Old 01-10-2006 | 06:46 AM
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Default Tail wheel not necessairy ?

Hi

I got [link=http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXBGB0&P=0]This[/link] plane which is a tail dragger. But it comes without a tail wheel. Just a small whire which you have to attach to the rear, so that the tail doesn't hit the ground.

I'm thinking of changing that to a tail wheel, however the people at my club think I should also attach the tail wheel to my rudder, so that I can control my plane better on the ground. But this is very hard to do with this kind of plane. (I would have to drill a hole thrue the elevator, which I don't think is a good idea)

So I wanted to know if it is really necessairy to have control over the tail wheel or not. I've seen many planes on the internet who manage just great without it, but I wanted to check just in case.


thx,
Prophex