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Old 03-16-2008 | 10:27 PM
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Default RE: Tail dragger take offs

IF your wheels are toed out, that alone could be a lot of the problem.

But there's one other thing I would like to point out about this plane - Make sure you have a good amount of speed before you let it get off the ground.

This plane has driven a lot of people crazy because they get it off the ground and it immediately goes into a hard left turn which they can not recover from. This is a simple case of taking off before it has good speed.

It is a deceptive plane because it LOOKS like it's an easy flier that will float like a Cub, but it's not. It is a highly aerobatic plane and needs speed to overcome the engine torque.