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Old 3rd Nov 2013, 21:23
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Genghis the Engineer
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I have over 1000 hours in Tiger Moth, Auster and Pitts Aircraft and I have never ever taken off in the 3 point attitude with a tail wheel aeroplane.
I have less than you - about 260hrs on a variety of taildraggers, and I absolutely agree that you lift the tail, most aeroplanes, most times.

The one aeroplane that I've flown which a 3 point take-off did seem to work fairly well on was the G109b - but that's a very flat attitude anyhow, and it sits in ground effect until the earth curves enough to drop away underneath.

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