Tricks of the trade for flying tailwheel?

[David J Pilkington]

Originally Posted by Mach1Muppet

Thanks all for the great information, means a lot to me all the help thats been given! ill let you all know how it goes!

Have fun and let us know how it goes! You got some good discussion going here.

Originally Posted by Kemble Pitts
"pull the stick into your belly as soon as you touch down (in a three-point landing)"

Originally Posted by KayPam

When first given this advice, I wondered why this would not favor a bounce.
I concluded that the energy level of the aircraft was degraded by the first touchdown, and that the pulling back would also increase drag because the angle of attack would increase above the best lift to drag ratio angle of attack.

Kemble said after touchdown, so with wheels on the ground and the angle of attack won't change.