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The Wittman Tailwind

"I want you to work on a taildragger checkout with me; can we get started this afternoon?" I get that a lot. Pilots see me ...
To put it bluntly, operating a tailwheel airplane while in contact with the planet is best described as challenging. Nevertheless, it does not require a super-pilots ability; some pretty awful ...
Tailwheel aircraft present unique directional control challenges on the ground due to their Center of Gravity (CG) being behind the main gear, necessitating rapid and continuous rudder inputs. The ...
What began as a routine tail-wheel flight turned intense when strong gusts and a shifting crosswind pushed the aircraft ...