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Old 1st Aug 2010, 22:10
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SNS3Guppy
 
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Jaycee,

The mythology of conventional gear flying is to make it seem like a daunting task. Flying an airplane equipped with a tailwheel is no harder, and no more daunting, than any other airplanes. If you use proper technique and basic skills with a nosewheel-equipped tricycle-gear airplane, then you'll have no problem with a conventional gear airplane.

Conventional gear gives the opportunity to make greater mistakes, and is less forgiving of poor handling. The secret then, is don't handle the airplane poorly. The same basic policies apply; keep the long axis of the airplane aligned with the direction of travel, land straight, stay ahead of the airplane. Nothing more than you already do as part of your normal flying.
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