Description

Thinking about getting your tailwheel signoff? Interested in a taildragger but aren’t sure if you can really learn to handle it? This book is designed to get you well-acquainted with the basics of these aircraft. Tailwheel airplanes offer less drag, less weight, increased durability, better rough-field operation, and simplicity. Of course, these benefits come with the price of requiring a bit more knowledge and training to operate safely and properly. Whether a homebuilt, biplane, warbird, classic, or aerobat, learning to fly taildraggers can open up a vast number of aircraft to you! This clear, illustrated book will help you to fully understand the ins-and-outs of tailwheel airplanes and piloting them well.

Of course, this book can’t replace the need for actual training, but it will certainly help you to get the most out of your training and ensure that your training time (i.e., money) will be as productive as possible. In addition, there is a whole section with detailed stories about flying a wide variety of taildraggers, by those who know the planes well. The types range widely from the ever-popular Pitts Special to more esoteric subjects like the Hawker Sea Fury, Avro Lincoln, Slepcev Storch, and even the Southern Cross replica, among several others. This section alone will make this book worth it for many aviation enthusiasts!

Written by David Robson, Copyright 2001. ISBN 1-56027-460-3. Published by Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc. 220 Pages, Softcover.

Chapters include:

Table of Contents
Author/Editor
Contributors To Part Three
Introduction

PART 1: THEORY
1. The Tailwheel Airplane
2. Ground and Flight Dynamics

PART 2: FLIGHT TECHNIQUES
3. Ground Operations
4. Normal Takeoff
5. Approach and Landing
6. Advanced Takeoffs & Landings
7. Low Flying

 PART 3: SOME DIFFERENT TAILDRAGGERS
8. Austers
9. Avions CAP 10B
10. Austflight Drifter
11. Citabria / Decathlon
12. Cessna 185 Skywagon
13. CAC CA-25 Winjeel (Little Eagle)
14.DeHavilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
15. DeHavilland DHA-3 Drover
16. DeHavilland DH-82 Tiger Moth
17. Douglas DC-3 (Dakota)
18. GAF Avro Lincoln (Long Nose0
19.Hawker Sea Fury
20. Piper Pawnee
21. Pitts Special
22. Slepcev Storch
23. Southern Cross Replica
Index