Kinda funny that anyone could easily package tailwheel flying into a nice little "package" and that you come out x hours later able to fly a tailwheel airplane. I'd regularly fly with certain pilots with lots of tailwheel time and give them a new tailwheel airplane or tricky oddball landing and it always convinces you that tailwheel skills are acrued with the benefit of lots of time....when you see guys who really should know overcook it. Its not just a few saturday jollies and a logbook entry. There is a great deal of difference between all the flavours of tailwheel airplanes, and a great number of techniques need to be kept up the sleve for each different occaision. The fun is in learning them all in theory and hopefully not bending anything in the application.
The book stick and rudder is invaluable in section on landing to assist the tyro tailwheel man. It clearly makes the case for wheel landings, in a slightly more longwinded way than the big rocks long props guys demonstrate. Its great that we have guys with that skill level we can all learn from.
Irish