Tailwheel flying

Hey guys.

Been reading these forums for years and I finally decided to get an account and make my first post.

I completely agree with TwoTwoLeft as I believe everyone else does. All planes are different, all pilots are different, all landing strips are different, and that leads to an innumeral amount of different situations and techniques. Thanks for sharing your various opinions.

I do wheel landings pretty much 100% of the time because that's what my boss wants and I think the challenge makes it fun. I'm definitely not saying that wheel landings are the only way to go, just that the strips I fly into and the plane/ my experience make me fly that way.

That being said I also wanted to comment on how tailwheels land depending on how they are loaded since i haven't seen it posted. When I have my boss and a whole bunch of gear loaded in the back of the ole Super Cub, it lands a whole lot different than just me in there. Tail heavy (farther aft CG) landings make things much more difficult since you are moving that CG much farther from the wheels and increasing the moment wanting to ground loop the plane.

Thanks. Hope you all appreciate my input. And congrats to the OP for their first tailwheel experience!

Smart guy.
 
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