Taildraggers - What's the big whoop?

Tom-D said:
I do have the high horse power, the tailwheel, and the complex.

And I had them prior to becoming an old geeser :)
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I don't have a T/W, high performance or complex endorsements. I do have over 2000hrs T/W and a lot of that in high performance complex T/W airplanes. Don
 
I'd say that if you haven't been able to express your feelings to a point that you feel satisfied with on this subject by now you're not ever gonna.
 
Silvaire said:
I'd say that if you haven't been able to express your feelings to a point that you feel satisfied with on this subject by now you're not ever gonna.
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Yeah, but .................
 

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yakdriver said:
I don't have a T/W, high performance or complex endorsements. I do have over 2000hrs T/W and a lot of that in high performance complex T/W airplanes. Don
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Do a lot of float flying?
 
Pssshhh.... everyone knows the only way to become a better pilot is to get certificated in Rotorcraft - Helicopter :yesnod: :rofl: :wink2: ;)

Just ask, and I'll tell ya how much better a pilot I am :goofy: :rofl:
 
jaybee said:
Pssshhh.... everyone knows the only way to become a better pilot is to get certificated in Rotorcraft - Helicopter :yesnod: :rofl: :wink2: ;)

Just ask, and I'll tell ya how much better a pilot I am :goofy: :rofl:
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Almost, helicopter and glider, that is the only way to be a good airplane pilot. Sheesh people talking about little things, where the third wheel is, pffft, true pilot mastery and awesomeness comes from mastering several categories.
 
jaybee said:
Pssshhh.... everyone knows the only way to become a better pilot is to get certificated in Rotorcraft - Helicopter :yesnod: :rofl: :wink2: ;)



Just ask, and I'll tell ya how much better a pilot I am :goofy: :rofl:
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If helos are so great, why aren't there more vintage helicopter fly-ins?
 
jaybee said:
Pssshhh.... everyone knows the only way to become a better pilot is to get certificated in Rotorcraft - Helicopter :yesnod: :rofl: :wink2: ;)

Just ask, and I'll tell ya how much better a pilot I am :goofy: :rofl:
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But...Have you flown a taildragger helicopter?

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Dan
 
Dan Thomas said:
But...Have you flown a taildragger helicopter?

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Dan
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where is the bow down smiley ?

touche good sir touche !

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(actually I was invited to fly the S-55 and S-58 this summer doing cherry drying but it just doesn't pay enough...)
 
Somebody please shoot this thread and kill it....

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Tom-D said:
You should have. the FAA thinks they must to get an endorsement, If the requirement is more training to fly the conventional gear, it must make them better pilots.
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Well, hopefully it makes them better tailwheel pilots at least.
 
Why is it so important to kill the thread. If the thread irritates anyone, I would suggest that they simply no longer open it.
 
MBDiagMan said:
Why is it so important to kill the thread. If the thread irritates anyone, I would suggest that they simply no longer open it.
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It's only annoying in the sense that the argument keeps going around and around in circles. I think we are due for a revisit of the discussion about car engines.
 
Welll.... dddduuuuuhhhh flying an airplane with a car engine definitely makes you a better pilot !
 
A lot of us would be better pilots if we just sat through another round of commercial or private (as applicable) pilot groundschool.

Then we could hang the diploma on the wall to annoy non-refreshed pilots. And start a thread about it.

Dan
 
MBDiagMan said:
Why is it so important to kill the thread. If the thread irritates anyone, I would suggest that they simply no longer open it.
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But it's like a nasty, disgusting, vomit-inducing accident,..and yet..I can't look away.
 
All right I'll club this walrus of a thread. If Obama was a pilot would he fly a tailwheel airplane?:lol:
 
SoloEqs said:
You must have been one of the small number who watched the State of the Union address, too.
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Yes I did, but I enjoy watching a circus of clowns (both sides),
but I never bring politics into the arena of flying and will drop it like a hot potatoes when someone does.
 
I learned to fly in a taildragger 57 years ago. Since then, approximately 95% of my landings have been in tailwheel planes. They are neither easier nor more difficult than trikes, and landing them is pretty much an unconscious procedure. More than half of my landings in the last half century have been off field, and I will say this. When field or wind conditions are really difficult and near the aircraft's command authority limits - I'm far more comfortable In the taildragger.
 
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