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Old 03-26-2006 | 11:30 AM
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Default RE: Uh OH!! Newbie to TD

agexpert,
This may come across sounding a bit funny, but don't worry about it too much. I a lot of people getting all upset worrying about flying a taildragger. IMHO they are getting upset over nothing. There really isn't much difference between a trike and a taildragger. Land it like you would your trike. When you are ready to touch down on the runway you can either flair it out and make a "3-point" landing, or you can just let it settle down and touch the runway for a "mains" landing.

The one thing about a taildragger that you need to worry about doesn't have to do with taking off or landing, but rather when you taxi. The one thing I hate about taildraggers is trying to taxi in windy conditions. Sometimes it gets very hard to get the plane to do what you want it because the wind blowing against the tail can keep you from being able to turn the plane. Arrrgghhhh!!!!

But as I said above, don't get yourself tied in knots worrying about it. Taildraggers aren't any harder to land than a trike.

Hope this helps

Ken