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Old 29th Aug 2002, 08:23
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FlyingForFun

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I would recommend, if you're looking into tail-wheel conversions, that you check whether you will be taught wheel-landings.

I wasn't taught wheel-landings as part of my conversion. I was fortunate that, shortly afterwards, I decided to go to the US and hire from a school which wanted me to learn wheel-landings as part of the club checkout. It was only then that I realised how much I'd missed out on in my original instruction. There are certain wind conditions when a 3-point landing is simply out of the question, but a wheel-landing is perfectly safe. Plus the ability to do a wheel-landing will improve your overall ground handling. Not to mention the fact that they're a whole load of fun

Also, invest in a copy of "The Compleat Taildragger", but a guy whose name escapes me every time I post to recommend it! Excellent book.

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