The Compleat Taildragger Pilot

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Summary: The Compleat Taildragger Pilot
Review: Although the book is not long in length, it covers the basics as well as a chapter on "crosswind gear" and some words on specific model idiocyncrasies.

The book is written for a pilot who has a private pilot license in a nosewheel airplane. It has a typical syllabus for learning and covers basic three point landings, wheel landings and crosswind techniques. It also has a chapter on tailwheel center of gravity, moments and dynamics (for the nontechnical).

I am in the process of transitioning to a tailwheel and I found it helpful. My instructor thinks it is the best book out there.

Rating:
Summary: The Compleat Taildragger Pilot
Review: Although the book is not long in length, it covers the basics as well as a chapter on "crosswind gear" and some words on specific model idiocyncrasies.

The book is written for a pilot who has a private pilot license in a nosewheel airplane. It has a typical syllabus for learning and covers basic three point landings, wheel landings and crosswind techniques. It also has a chapter on tailwheel center of gravity, moments and dynamics (for the nontechnical).

I am in the process of transitioning to a tailwheel and I found it helpful. My instructor thinks it is the best book out there.

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Summary: Veyr Clear and well presented
Review: I highly recommend this book to anyone thinking about getting checked out in a tailwheel. No book is gonna replace the practical of flying, but this will satisfy anyone interested in taildraggers or the purchase of one and to even help make an educated descision on buying one of tailwheel kits out there.

The chapter in the Appendix on p-factor alone was worth the price of the book. Everyone accepts this effect from studying and flying for private training, but this finally explains the 'why' and can be applied simply to any model of single engine airplane at that !

Great job Mr. Plourde !

Rating:
Summary: Veyr Clear and well presented
Review: I highly recommend this book to anyone thinking about getting checked out in a tailwheel. No book is gonna replace the practical of flying, but this will satisfy anyone interested in taildraggers or the purchase of one and to even help make an educated descision on buying one of tailwheel kits out there.

The chapter in the Appendix on p-factor alone was worth the price of the book. Everyone accepts this effect from studying and flying for private training, but this finally explains the 'why' and can be applied simply to any model of single engine airplane at that !

Great job Mr. Plourde !

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Summary: A first-class guide to flying "conventional" a/c
Review: I learned to fly in a Piper Cub, and my instructor suggested this book. It's a homespun gem, with lots of simple line drawings and advice to keep you and your plane from "heading for the bushes." Yes! It's tough to tame the taildragger. (On my first takeoff, from a private field, I went off into the high grass beside the mowed runway and came home with hay festooned from the flying wires. Not too subtle!) With special attention to the quirks of various taildraggers and the most complete discussion of "P-factor" you're ever likely to find. Highly recommended for the student pilot who finds himself in a taildragger, or to any licensed pilot who wants to complete his education by transitioning to a "conventional" landing-gear craft.

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Summary: A first-class guide to flying "conventional" a/c
Review: I learned to fly in a Piper Cub, and my instructor suggested this book. It's a homespun gem, with lots of simple line drawings and advice to keep you and your plane from "heading for the bushes." Yes! It's tough to tame the taildragger. (On my first takeoff, from a private field, I went off into the high grass beside the mowed runway and came home with hay festooned from the flying wires. Not too subtle!) With special attention to the quirks of various taildraggers and the most complete discussion of "P-factor" you're ever likely to find. Highly recommended for the student pilot who finds himself in a taildragger, or to any licensed pilot who wants to complete his education by transitioning to a "conventional" landing-gear craft.