Taildraggers arent hard that hard to fly. Before Tricycle aircraft came about, people used to solo in the same amount of time, but in tail draggers, had the average skill of the person learning to fly deteriorated in 40 years? Every year, the Air Cadet Organisation sends Hundreds of 16-20yr olds solo, in tail wheel aircraft, generally with about 8 - 10 hours total time.
The secret? The same as with every aircraft, just slightly more critical with a tail dragger. Fly the right speeds. Fly the wrong speed, and you will generally make a mess of it, as with most aircraft.
Perhaps flying between 2 strips on the first flight isnt the best of plans, but with a good brief from an experienced tail wheel instructor, a few circuits to get the feel of the aircraft, then off you go. The aircraft isnt clever enough to know its landing at a different airfield to where it took off.
If it was hard, then I couldnt do it.....
Last edited by NinjaBill; 20th Sep 2004 at 22:26.