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Old 16th Sep 2014, 21:39
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This is something that you need to consider in a Taildragger, generally in a nosewheel I would not worry too much unless you were in strong winds or taxiing on bumpy ground in an aircraft that had low prop clearance. Even in a Taildragger you need to think about how strong the wind is - yes, use the aileron appropriately as they are out of the slipstream, but for elevator, in anything less than 15 kts the slipstream will generally overcome the wind, as the wind gets stronger the more this needs taking into account, remembering that as the tailwind gets stronger the less power and slipstream you will have on as the wind pushes you along.
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