An aviator's field guide to tailwheel flying
Subtitle: practical skills and tips for flying a taildragger
By: Jason Blair
Publisher: Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc.; Aviation Supplies & Academics
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 83
ISBN-13: 9781619545892
Subjects: Air-pilot guides; Taildragger airplanes; Piloting
Other titles: Tailwheel flying
Description: "A tailwheel flight instructor/examiner shares resources and discussion to help pilots transition or improve their tailwheel aircraft pilotage. -- In "An Aviator's Field Guide to Tailwheel Flying," author Jason Blair shares his experience in a variety of tailwheel-equipped aircraft. This book describes major phases of flight and considerations that transitioning or tailwheel pilots may find useful as they look to increase their proficiency. The discussion goes beyond the physical flying skills into other tailwheel aspects, such as operational differences in makes and models and ages of aircraft. Pilots of aircraft such as Cessna 180s, Cubs, Champs, Maules or other aircraft of similar type and size will find this content helpful. This book is the author's result of years of instructing and taking notes previously passed on to his own students, now compiled and shared with the broader aviation community."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Finding the right tailwheel instructor; title: The basics; title: Getting it started; title: Tailwheel taxiing; title: High-speed taxiing; title: Normal and soft-field takeoffs; title: Short-field takeoff; title: Aircraft landings; title: Short-field and soft-field landings; title: Crosswind operations; title: The ground loop; title: Considering differences between tailwheel aircraft; title: Older planes; title: The many modifications of tailwheel aircraft; title: Primary training and testing in a tailwheel aircraft; title: So you want to be a tailwheel instructor; title: Some general 'rules'; title: Good tailwheel resources; title: The tailwheel endorsement.