Hi all!
I don't have a tail-dragger endorsement, in fact I have never flown a tail dragger. I was readying Flight Training last night and there was a discussion on tail draggers and how they teach good rudder use.
I realize that rudder coordination during takeoff and landing is very challenging in a tail dragger. However, I have seen many articles that say that rudder control in a tail dragger is a real challenge in "all phases of flight". What difference does a wheel make once you are in the air? Am I missing something?
Is it because tail-draggers tend to be old models and they are not as easy to fly as the newer aircraft?
Can someone shed light on this? Thanks!
Mahesh
I don't have a tail-dragger endorsement, in fact I have never flown a tail dragger. I was readying Flight Training last night and there was a discussion on tail draggers and how they teach good rudder use.
I realize that rudder coordination during takeoff and landing is very challenging in a tail dragger. However, I have seen many articles that say that rudder control in a tail dragger is a real challenge in "all phases of flight". What difference does a wheel make once you are in the air? Am I missing something?
Is it because tail-draggers tend to be old models and they are not as easy to fly as the newer aircraft?
Can someone shed light on this? Thanks!
Mahesh