Hi kurt and old fart is fine,peter if you prefer.It seems that there are a lot of old time full size pilots here so i'll own up to being a bit tongue in cheek re the toe in toe out thing.Anyone who has throttled up a full size taildragger on initial takeoff knows how exciting things can get for your instructer.No one has yet mentioned the incredible side thrust the prop exerts against a typically flat sided fuse,you know,advancing and retreating angles of blade pitch relative to the air it is gobbling up and rapidly drawing back down the sides of the fuse.It's rotating.Dealing with gyroscopic forces generated as the prop axis changes and the tail rises?? forget the elevator for a moment please.No one i know leaves the tail wheel on the ground any longer than needed.

Da rock i see heaps of people bending undercarriages back up,down,and sideways after a heavy landing or hairy takeoff