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Old 29th Nov 2017, 10:04
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mary meagher
 
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Very little difference in handling.

Especially if you began flying in gliders....

Don't worry about it, the same rule applies...KEEP A GOOD LOOKOUT.
On the ground, taxying a taildragger, the nose does get in the way...that's why nosewheel planes were designed, so you could see over the nose without having to turn a bit from side to side. Modern light aircraft were designed to give you less to think about...

When you are lined up at the end of the runway, and add power, the aircraft will tend to assume a level attitude. With either nosewheel or tailwheel, make sure the level attitude is correct; dinging a prop on the ground is equally embarassing, in nosewheel or tailwheel light aircraft. I was lucky and never bent an aircraft, even in Ireland....
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