Good advice here.
The full aeliron caution was very good.
I teach in this order.
(1) Student uses full length of runway with tail in the air until they are able to fully control the thing on the runway. Usually takes a few sessions on the runway and spread out over several lessons.
(2) Student learns wheel landings until student can consistantly show profficiency and confidence.
(3) Three point landings until student is profficient and confident.
I have over ten thousand hours tailwheel and have not ground looped yet....... BUT, I was checking a line pilot out on a Grumman Turbo Goose one day and he made a beautiful wheel landing and promptly rolled the thrust levers into bata and started into reverse and the right prop went into reverse way ahead of the left one and before I could blink the fu.kin thing was off the runway onto the grass... I managed to straighten it out and back on the runway.
He was a Twin Otter float pilot and thought nothing of going into reverse as soon as he landed.
Dosen't work worth a sh.t in a close coupled airplane like the Grumman Goose.
Anyhow good discussion troops.
Chuck