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Old 2nd Jun 2008, 21:53
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Them thar hills
 
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Tailwheelers

RS - apart from all the pointers offered on here, it's also good idea to make sure the tailwheel assembly is doing it's job right. It's about the hardest worked item on the aircraft.
I can think of two Jodels where the tailwheel was free castering (which is NOT whats they're supposed to do) because of wear / lack of lubrication.
Needless to say the pilots were having a directionally challenging time through no fault of their own.
Jodels have a fairly flat 3-point attitude, so a tailwheel-first landing is quite commonplace, just make sure you don't hold off too high, you'll know when it feels right. A greaser isn't necessarily a good landing.
Sitting in an aircraft learning the 3-point attitude is time well spent !

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