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Old 9th January 2016 | 14:59
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Shaggy Sheep Driver
 
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I can not remember the number of times I see beginning "tailwheel" pilots release the stick at touchdown.
=> Can be interesting LOL. Always be ready to take over.
And the rudder! The closest, by far, that I ever came to serious disaster was in an L4 Cub when I 'gave' the landing to the front seater, a highly experienced ATPL and GA instructor, but not a tail wheel pilot.

Directional control was lost pretty much as we touched down and I was onto the ailerons, rudder, elevator, and power all together as soon as I sensed it was going badly wrong.

The wing tip must have come within an ace of hitting the runway (I still don't know why it didn't) but I managed to get wings level, tail up, and full power on and we departed the hard runway at 45 degrees before getting airborne again. Calls don't come closer than that, and it taught me a lesson!
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