I agree with Harold Woods on all counts for learning a tail dragger except: 1) when taxiing with a quartering tail wind you "dive and turn away" from the wind to keep the tail from being lifted up by the wind from behind and inadvertent roll. 2) when taxiing with a direct tailwind, simply apply FORWARD stick to prevent lift of the tail, ailerons neutral. 3) straight headwind, stick back to prevent tail lift. 4) quartering headwind, stick into wind and back to prevent roll to the opposite side and tail lift. Although much less pronounced in low wings, cross wind correction during taxi is very important for proper control. A tail dragger must really be "flown" on the ground with changing crosswind correction as the airplane's orientation into the wind changes during taxi. Also try to always perform your runnup into the wind, since some of our combinations do not afford for excess cooling, and to prevent accidental prop strike with inadvertent tail lift due to wind and prop wash combined. Colin Rainey KR2(td) [email protected] Sanford, Florida FLY SAFE!!!!
