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Old 07-29-2008 | 12:45 AM
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Default RE: Tail dragger conversion; Why?

well... how else are you going to learn how to fly an extra
Plus you don't have a nose wheel that's going to dig into soft dirt spots or grass and cuase a nose over, which will kill the prop and the verticle stab.

Tail dragging is so much easier, I don't know what all the hoopplaa was about.
I read so much it. It had me scare to death of going tail dragging..lol

Just practice taxing it around without the wing for 5-10 mins.
Once the tail lifts , you'll have more control..verse a trigear will still be bouncing.lol
And the darn nose wheel dosen't stay striaght ,straight for too long after a hard wack.
yeah...sure man...as if you're going to take your nose wheel assembly apart at the field after a hard landing.
If you're luckie you didn't forget 2 plier at home.lol

Just don't firewall it...ease into it.
Half of the time i don't even need to apply rudder.

I think some people didn't set their toe in or toe out correctly to be having nightmares with a taildragging.
mmm..i nevered attemp to just install music wires as the main. I purchase pre made aluminum or fibers ones.The have toe in built in already.

For ground handling or taxing making tight turns just pump the throttle...That's why I extend my rudders .