Leaving aeros and spinning aside, the point of side slipping is indicated above, and it's surely something that every pilot needs to be famliar with. The point of recommending some tailwheel flying is that it may educate pilots out of attempting to land too fast, and reduce the number of bent nosewheels and props. My landings in nosewheel aircraft have improved greatly since I took up tailwheel flying, to the point that I don't recall mucking up a nosewheel landing since then. My tailwheel landings remain very variable in quality, but it's fun trying to get better.
Last edited by FNG; 4th May 2004 at 11:05.