The first thing I did after getting my PPL (flying 172s and PA28s) was go and get my tail wheel endorsement in a Citabria, and then do a basic aerobatics course. I learn SO much about aircraft handling on the ground, and in the air. 15 years later I regularly go and rent the Citabria for a bit of stick and rudder practice, and some tail wheel fun. I just love it!
Good on you for doing that. I wish there was a Citabria or Decathlon for rent here at my home airport for an occasional fun flight and to stay proficient. - Martin
I am right at the end of my tailwheel endorsement training. I have learned so much and I am happy I did it. Much respect for the guys that fly these all the time. Thanks for a great video.
My tailwheel check out was towing gliders, Did 5 take off's and landings and was towing solo. Love tailwheel aircraft. Have even 3 pointed a DC3 to the surprise of the PIC, did it before he even realized what I was doing. Softest landing in a 3 that I ever had.
I remember my old instructor saying to me when I bounced a landing "Don't sit there as a passanger, do something before we arrive at the seen of a crash". The norm with the Chipmunk was to apply power and rest ot go around, if you just left it, it got bad fairly fast.
If 27 years of J-3 ownership has taught me anything it's that wind drift is corrected with aileron, and the aircraft is kept aligned with the runway center line with rudder. Period. Even if the two corrections leave you cross controlled, which is normal. Keep the stick coming back all the way through the flare, and never pump it forward if you bounce. Small bounce? Flare again and land. Big bounce? Add power and go around, or stabilize and land again. I never wheel land, because in a three point touchdown, the aircraft is finished flying and all you have to do is control the rollout. "Nail" the tail by applying full aft elevator (if you're not there already) when the tailwheel is on the ground. A CFI.
! ! ! AWESOME ! ! ! What a Heck of Opportunity To Fly With Captain Doug ! I Started My Flights On A P-56C, My Dear Paulistinha, In Bragança Paulista SBBP, SP. Today I See How Delightful and Frightening, at The Same Time, Were the Instruction Flights. And You Brought These Beautiful Memories In This Video. Besides the Beautiful Place (How Beautiful Mason City is) Something Very Characteristic was the Manual Airplane Start. This Was the "Standard Procedure" For the P-56C. Thank You Very Much Martin for Another Great and Important Video. By The Way, THIS IS THE REAL DEAL ! This Is THE FOUNDATION For ALL THE APPROACHES (Precision and Non Precision) ! The Foundation For The Famous JFK’s Visual Canarsie Approach RWY 13L or Bogota’s Visual Approach RWY 31L/R, Among Many Others All Over The World ! ! ! ! EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY ! ! ! For You and We All, Your Viewrs ! Many Thanks ! Best Regards ! Please, Send My Best For Captain Doug 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🙏🏻🌿
This cracks me up, this video was suggested, first clip I thought, “hey that looks like KMCW, hey that looks like Doug” then then I was like, “that’s Doug’s hangar and Marks 🦫!” Way too cool! Thanks for sharing Martin!
I started flying gliders at 14 years, moved to motor gliders and finally powered planes. My father had a tailwheel plane prior to me getting the PPL A license. I flew her a lot from the right seat, a lot of tail wheel TMG‘s too. When I did training for PPL I thought that my experience on gliders (and TMG’s of course) helped a lot to handle planes correctly quite fast. It even made landings with tricycle gear planes more easy, get them down more smoothly and gentle. It also helped me keeping an extra eye on speed, touching down just at the right velocity. Fun fact: as my home airfield was a bit of a bumpy grass strip, take off‘s and landings with one certain kind of motor glider could result into several jumps. It was essential to have the right speed. Great training for sure. Your video is a very good compilation how to fly tail wheelers, you did very well. Doug is a great instructor, both in theoretical and practical teaching. He made it very easy to understand the different aspects and different procedures when flying tail wheel airplanes. Thank you for posting this great content!
Thank you for the detailed feedback. You are right - what we learn in gliders and tailwheel airplanes certainly helps fly tricycle gear airplanes as well with more finesse. - Martin
Nice video. It's about time that someone mentioned that adverse yaw is a good thing. It's one of the most important things I teach for tailwheel endorsements, especially when your rudder effectiveness diminishes when lowering the tail after a wheel landing (or, like my Cessna 195 that is marginal in low speed rudder authority to begin with)
I have almost 400 hrs in tail wheels and at the end of the video during the instructors de-brief I had a light bulb go off in my head about adverse yaw!!! I understand now how lowering the wing on the windward side during a crosswind landings will helps in other ways than just keeping the wind from getting under the wing and lifting the plane up. I now understand that using aileron into the the wind will help to swing the nose of the plane into the wind using adverse yaw in your favor. Outstanding.
I love when I can help trigger that light bulb moment in people, Jimmie. You got it exactly right, and for some strange reason this is a part of deflecting the aileron on take-off and landing which is rarely taught. "Stick to the ditch" is how Doug called it, opposite of what you would do in a car and thus not intuitive to do unless you really think about it, like you have. 👏 Best, Martin
@@jimmiemiles2901 Doug is fantastic, Jimmie. Extremely knowledgable, and also very willing to share what he has learned with the pilot community. When Doug speaks, I listen carefully, and I always learn something.
Danke fuer the videos on tailwheel training. I took my first hour of towards a tailwheel endorsement today and it was both fun and challenging. It definitely helps you develop skills between the art of flying and command of the airplane. Also, Mr. Rozendaal was the DPE for my private pilot certificate. I'll never forget that day. He was a great DPE.
I'm an ATP, CFI, TW and I had my students do self study before flying, books and videos. They needed to understand the physics well before flying. There is a LOT of techniques not discussed here so don't think watching this is a complete guide and gives you all the info to fly TW planes.
@@martinpauly Thanks I know. I did not say you made that claim, but also you did not make any disclaimer. I'm an instructor who does teach in conventional gear planes giving advice to seek more knowledge (books) and professional CFI's versed in Conventional Gear aircraft. It takes away nothing from your video Martin, which has some good info, nothing inaccurate. Cheers
Hello Martin: Saw a link to your crosswind technique video today on Beechtalk and decided to check it out. Was rewarded with these two great videos you and Doug Rosendaal put together a few years back. They were a great refresher for flying my P35 Bonanza. And they took me back to my taildragger flying days too. Thank you! And what a great CFI Doug Rosendaal is. Very professional yet down to earth. By the way...I flew to Cedar Rapids a couple of years ago to fly with you as part of BPPP. I much appreciated your expertise and the pointers provided. Take care: Nick Wynen
Great channel, I like that you are sincere and don't try to act like a youtube persona. A lot of aviation channels are packed with stupidity or people pretending they are experts but yours is very real. I really enjoyed Martin's dry style of instruction also, seems like the kind of bloke I could have a beer with. So, from one glider pilot to another, Hals und Beinbruch!
I'm a TW instructor. This is instructing the way it should be done. excellent work! Most pilots today don't really know how to use the rudder. Tailwheel training fixes that. Your coordination will be better, cross wind landings are a snap and you'll be much better at stick and rudder skills. nice job!
Thanks, Robert. I agree, the rudder is lost on many pilots today. Something I miss from my days of teaching in gliders is how impactful the demonstration of adverse yaw is, thanks to the glider's wingspan and the long arm for the forces in play. Try doing that in a Cirrus, and it's hard to even see what I'm talking about. Regards, Martin
Hey Martin. I watch these two videos when you first released them, but have just now started my tail wheel training. It is a ton of fun and proving to be quite an education. Thanks for the great content!
I really loved the adverse yaw demo in this one. There's a large percentage of pilots that haven't experienced that or just don't understand it. Great video, Martin. You and Doug might be the next John and Martha. :)
Such a fascinating video. It really makes you wonder whether or not all students and I’m talking about neophytes seeking flight training would be better off being tied in a Taildragger ab initio. You really learn stick and Rudder and true control of an airplane from the very beginning. Fascinating thought. Don’t think any of the manufactures are going to be producing Taildragger trainers anytime soon.
Realistically, that's unlikely to happen, Allan - but it shouldn't stop pilots from seeking some tailwheel experience at some later point. It's healthy attitude for a pilot to always look for new things to learn, and tailwheel flying is a great candidate for that, no matter how long you've been flying. - Martin
Thats great! I didnt quite get my TW rating, I had abou 9.5 hrs with a great CFI at an "away field". He had a Piper J5-A which is a tandem plane as well, but can be solo'd from the front. It had a C-75 engine do it had an electrical system, starter, radio, transponder. It had the bungee landing gear so it kind of made a racket landing. I was doing okay but, work, weather, etc., kind of hampered me. Its great fun tho!
Awesome instructor. Asks questions that keep you thinking as you learn. So many people shut off their minds when learning something new and seem to forget what they already knew instead of building on those previous skills.
Thanks much for sharing this Martin, and very nice job!! I would listen to Doug's voice of experience at any chance I got!! I've shared "the drill" many, many times! Looking forward to the next one. 8) --gary
Thanks for taking us along with you in your traildragger journey, Martin! I already thought it would be harder to learn than tri-cycle. This gives great insights. Really appreciate all of Doug's explanations edited in too. What's it like to have the throttle on the left in this typical aircraft, or is it already an advantage and normal for you, as you're as a CFI already used to right seat flying? Happy landings from Die Niederlände!
That was hilarious, watching you trying to hold center, (knowing that you're such a good pilot in your Bonanza). It reminded me of my initial flight training, landings, etc. Great Video. Excellent Instructor. Thanks!
Really easy rule for ALL landings, esp. Xwind is; Maintain AILERONS PROPORTIONALY & OPPOSITE the needed rudder. NOTE that this is counter intuitive to recovering car from skidding turns. Car, we turn wheel INTO the skid. Plane the wheel or stick is opposite the swerve, and the adverse yaw created will assist the rudder with direction control. This works because rudder being vertical and small, easily stalls out as relative wind moves to the xwind component as plane slows. HOWEVER: AILERONS being 2 to 4 times the surface area of the wee rudder AND horizontal to the relative wind, continues to provide ADVERSE YAW to assist the rudder & tw stearing, even as plane slows to taxii speed.
Hey Martin. Great work with Doug. I currently teach tail wheel but was looking around to see how others do it and I appreciate you showing us your training. Doug had a lot to offer and you had obviously got some preparation in beforehand (as any good student should). Great stuff.
Excellent video, martin, and a great follow up to the ground school one. It helps that you also had a terrific instructor. I can't wait for the follow up videos. Good luck and thanks for posting
I hope you have more tail wheel videos with Doug in the very near future. I want to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and safe and HEALTHY New Year.
Excellent video' on tailwheel aircraft, with a consumate instructor to boot! Very nice L-2 as well, Taylorcraft built some of the best light plane's ever I think. I've got a 46 BC12D and it's just a great flying aircraft. But as with all tailwheel's they can bite you, and wailing for mommy ain't on the checklist, trust me I looked...
Just like part 1 a fantastic video. Feel like I learned a lot. Only difference is in my airplane, an acro sport 2, I have to come in a lot higher because the drag of an open cockpit biplane will put me short of the field if the fan up front quits providing my cooling. (-: I wish I would have discovered this video when I started my endorsement.
Thanks Martin for bringing back some fond memories. 3 years ago, I bought a Cessna 140a just for me and my son to get our tail wheel endorsements. Lots of fun!
Martin a really good video,you are to be commended for wanting to add a tailwheel endorsement to your flying skills,the Taylorcraft is a lovely aircraft despite its age it has everything you need to learn how to fly taildraggers. In my fathers Army Air Corps training on the Arnold scheme in 1941 on Stearman's it mentions the falling leaf being practised and noted in his log book so if it was good enough for the Army Air Corps to practise then so be it. You have a great instructor there,enjoyed every minute of your video,thank you.
Excellent video. Reminds me of doing my tail wheel training in a Citabria 7eca almost 30 years ago. Like float flying the most fun you can have while being the most proficient. 👍👍
Great video. Well sequenced instruction. Only thing I would add is to explain some scenarios where things go wrong. Example, short field T/O w right X-wind ---> what happens if throttle is adanced too quickly and tail brought up too quickly. Precession can bite you.
“The centerline of the runway is over here, it’s not crowded. It’s where the professionals live”. What a comedian. :)
That was funnY!
Bruce Bohannon taught me how to fly an this instructor reminds me of him so much!
"Next time put this thing down on the centerline. This is a part 121 operation." -Big John 1999
@Kevin Because that's where they paint the lines!!
😅😅
What an excellent instructor, Martin. So clear and methodical in the way he introduced the various air works and built them up into the whole package.
I agree. Doug sets a fantastic example for instruction.
- Martin
@@martinpauly Can you PM me Dougs contact info. It might be nice to get some instruction from him.
@@dklbbachsame, I’d love to get my tail wheel from him
most clear easy to understand instructor I've seen.
Whoa. Doug Rozendaal as a tailwheel instructor?!? Wwwwow. Like having Beethoven for piano lessons!
Yes, pretty much 👍
- Martin
The first thing I did after getting my PPL (flying 172s and PA28s) was go and get my tail wheel endorsement in a Citabria, and then do a basic aerobatics course. I learn SO much about aircraft handling on the ground, and in the air. 15 years later I regularly go and rent the Citabria for a bit of stick and rudder practice, and some tail wheel fun. I just love it!
Good on you for doing that. I wish there was a Citabria or Decathlon for rent here at my home airport for an occasional fun flight and to stay proficient.
- Martin
Centerline is where the professionals live! Love it!
Yes. I hear Doug's voice saying that in my head at times when I taxi.
- Martin
Doug rules. You are very fortunate to have such a great Tailwheel and Multi CFI
Doug is a great instructor. Nice job yourself, Martin. 👍
Thanks, Tom.
- Martin
I am right at the end of my tailwheel endorsement training. I have learned so much and I am happy I did it. Much respect for the guys that fly these all the time. Thanks for a great video.
You are welcome, Mike - enjoy the tailwheel flying!
- Martin
My tailwheel check out was towing gliders, Did 5 take off's and landings and was towing solo. Love tailwheel aircraft. Have even 3 pointed a DC3 to the surprise of the PIC, did it before he even realized what I was doing. Softest landing in a 3 that I ever had.
I remember my old instructor saying to me when I bounced a landing "Don't sit there as a passanger, do something before we arrive at the seen of a crash". The norm with the Chipmunk was to apply power and rest ot go around, if you just left it, it got bad fairly fast.
Martin: you have a really good CFI.... hang on to that guy!!
I agree!
- Martin
If 27 years of J-3 ownership has taught me anything it's that wind drift is corrected with aileron, and the aircraft is kept aligned with the runway center line with rudder. Period. Even if the two corrections leave you cross controlled, which is normal. Keep the stick coming back all the way through the flare, and never pump it forward if you bounce. Small bounce? Flare again and land. Big bounce? Add power and go around, or stabilize and land again. I never wheel land, because in a three point touchdown, the aircraft is finished flying and all you have to do is control the rollout. "Nail" the tail by applying full aft elevator (if you're not there already) when the tailwheel is on the ground. A CFI.
you mean you do 3-point landings even in very gusty/windy conditions?
! ! ! AWESOME ! ! !
What a Heck of Opportunity To Fly With Captain Doug !
I Started My Flights On A P-56C, My Dear Paulistinha, In Bragança Paulista SBBP, SP.
Today I See How Delightful and Frightening, at The Same Time, Were the Instruction Flights.
And You Brought These Beautiful Memories In This Video.
Besides the Beautiful Place (How Beautiful Mason City is) Something Very Characteristic was the Manual Airplane Start.
This Was the "Standard Procedure" For the P-56C.
Thank You Very Much Martin for Another Great and Important Video.
By The Way, THIS IS THE REAL DEAL !
This Is THE FOUNDATION For ALL THE APPROACHES (Precision and Non Precision) !
The Foundation For The Famous JFK’s Visual Canarsie Approach RWY 13L or Bogota’s Visual Approach RWY 31L/R, Among Many Others All Over The World !
! ! ! EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY ! ! !
For You and We All, Your Viewrs !
Many Thanks !
Best Regards !
Please, Send My Best For Captain Doug
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🙏🏻🌿
Thanks for the kind words!
- Martin
Have two more tailwheel lessons left. This video helped a lot, especially understanding the coins landing
Glad we could help!
- Martin
This was so fascinating. I was chair flying along with you.
Thanks, David.
- Martin
This cracks me up, this video was suggested, first clip I thought, “hey that looks like KMCW, hey that looks like Doug” then then I was like, “that’s Doug’s hangar and Marks 🦫!” Way too cool! Thanks for sharing Martin!
You are welcome!
- Martin
I started flying gliders at 14 years, moved to motor gliders and finally powered planes. My father had a tailwheel plane prior to me getting the PPL A license. I flew her a lot from the right seat, a lot of tail wheel TMG‘s too. When I did training for PPL I thought that my experience on gliders (and TMG’s of course) helped a lot to handle planes correctly quite fast. It even made landings with tricycle gear planes more easy, get them down more smoothly and gentle. It also helped me keeping an extra eye on speed, touching down just at the right velocity. Fun fact: as my home airfield was a bit of a
bumpy grass strip, take off‘s and landings with one certain kind of motor glider could result into several jumps. It was essential to have the right speed. Great training for sure. Your video is a very good compilation how to fly tail wheelers, you did very well. Doug is a great instructor, both in theoretical and practical teaching. He made it very easy to understand the different aspects and different procedures when flying tail wheel airplanes. Thank you for posting this great content!
Thank you for the detailed feedback. You are right - what we learn in gliders and tailwheel airplanes certainly helps fly tricycle gear airplanes as well with more finesse.
- Martin
Greatest video I've seen, the analytical aspect makes it come together
Thank you!
- Martin
Nice video. It's about time that someone mentioned that adverse yaw is a good thing. It's one of the most important things I teach for tailwheel endorsements, especially when your rudder effectiveness diminishes when lowering the tail after a wheel landing (or, like my Cessna 195 that is marginal in low speed rudder authority to begin with)
Absolutely, Ben!
- Martin
Fantastic couple of videos, thanks.
That was a treat! You found a CFI worth his weight in gold. Thanks for sharing.
I have almost 400 hrs in tail wheels and at the end of the video during the instructors de-brief I had a light bulb go off in my head about adverse yaw!!! I understand now how lowering the wing on the windward side during a crosswind landings will helps in other ways than just keeping the wind from getting under the wing and lifting the plane up. I now understand that using aileron into the the wind will help to swing the nose of the plane into the wind using adverse yaw in your favor. Outstanding.
I love when I can help trigger that light bulb moment in people, Jimmie. You got it exactly right, and for some strange reason this is a part of deflecting the aileron on take-off and landing which is rarely taught. "Stick to the ditch" is how Doug called it, opposite of what you would do in a car and thus not intuitive to do unless you really think about it, like you have. 👏
Best,
Martin
@@martinpauly I would love to fly with Doug for several days. He is by far one of the best , if not THE best tail wheel instructor I have ever seen .
And thank you for producing such an informative video. Great and useful information!
@@jimmiemiles2901 Doug is fantastic, Jimmie. Extremely knowledgable, and also very willing to share what he has learned with the pilot community. When Doug speaks, I listen carefully, and I always learn something.
Love it, now that I sold the bonanza and got a cub, this is just what I needed. Thanks Martin!!!
Thanks, Benji - enjoy the Cub!
- Martin
Sign me up for transition training Doug! Excellent video. I found myself following along with an imaginary stick and rudder pedals.
Great video
Thank you, Robert!
- Martin
The bonanza must seem pretty easy to fly after this thing; that’s what I love about tailwheels
That's right. What you lean in a tailwheel airplane makes you a better pilot in a tricycle gear airplane.
- Martin
Excellent video, keep them coming
Danke fuer the videos on tailwheel training. I took my first hour of towards a tailwheel endorsement today and it was both fun and challenging. It definitely helps you develop skills between the art of flying and command of the airplane. Also, Mr. Rozendaal was the DPE for my private pilot certificate. I'll never forget that day. He was a great DPE.
Good luck with finishing the tailwheel endorsement, Christopher, and glad to hear you got to meet Doug in person for your checkride.
- Martin
Great job! I got my tailwheel endorsement a few years ago, bought aJ3 Cub two years ago, and tailwheel is all I fly now. It is the most fun. By far.
I could see a tailwheel airplane in my future as well at some point.
- Martin
Great info for me at this point in my tailwheel training. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks, Aaron, and good luck for completing your tailwheel training and endorsement.
- Martin
Nice video again!
Thanks, Michael!
- Martin
I'm an ATP, CFI, TW and I had my students do self study before flying, books and videos. They needed to understand the physics well before flying. There is a LOT of techniques not discussed here so don't think watching this is a complete guide and gives you all the info to fly TW planes.
We never claimed this video was all-inclusive. It is one of many things that can help prepare a pilot for tailwheel flying.
- Martin
@@martinpauly Thanks I know. I did not say you made that claim, but also you did not make any disclaimer. I'm an instructor who does teach in conventional gear planes giving advice to seek more knowledge (books) and professional CFI's versed in Conventional Gear aircraft. It takes away nothing from your video Martin, which has some good info, nothing inaccurate. Cheers
Yes it takes a lot more than a video, ha ha, and then some!
Currently working on my tailwheel endorsement, it has certainly made crosswind landings in a tricycle gear easier.
I can see that!
- Martin
Wish my instructor was this though! Great lesson!
Hello Martin:
Saw a link to your crosswind technique video today on Beechtalk and decided to check it out. Was rewarded with these two great videos you and Doug Rosendaal put together a few years back. They were a great refresher for flying my P35 Bonanza. And they took me back to my taildragger flying days too. Thank you! And what a great CFI Doug Rosendaal is. Very professional yet down to earth. By the way...I flew to Cedar Rapids a couple of years ago to fly with you as part of BPPP. I much appreciated your expertise and the pointers provided.
Take care:
Nick Wynen
Great channel, I like that you are sincere and don't try to act like a youtube persona. A lot of aviation channels are packed with stupidity or people pretending they are experts but yours is very real. I really enjoyed Martin's dry style of instruction also, seems like the kind of bloke I could have a beer with. So, from one glider pilot to another, Hals und Beinbruch!
I'll be ready for that beer! 😁🍺
- Martin
Great instructor and calm demeanor. Well done Martin
Thanks, Bob. Yes, Doug is a great instructor - I have learned a lot from him.
- Martin
I just sold my L-2M so it was fun to ride along with you. Low and slow with the window open...hard to beat that.
Agreed, Thomas.
- Martin
Wonderful lesson experience for all of us! Good Job!
Thank you!
- Martin
I'm a TW instructor. This is instructing the way it should be done. excellent work! Most pilots today don't really know how to use the rudder. Tailwheel training fixes that. Your coordination will be better, cross wind landings are a snap and you'll be much better at stick and rudder skills. nice job!
Thanks, Robert. I agree, the rudder is lost on many pilots today. Something I miss from my days of teaching in gliders is how impactful the demonstration of adverse yaw is, thanks to the glider's wingspan and the long arm for the forces in play. Try doing that in a Cirrus, and it's hard to even see what I'm talking about.
Regards,
Martin
Awesome, I am taking extensive notes for when I finally go fly.
I did get my certification and flew 161 hours last year with lots of cross counties. Just came back to this video and it is still a great resource!
Hey Martin. I watch these two videos when you first released them, but have just now started my tail wheel training. It is a ton of fun and proving to be quite an education. Thanks for the great content!
Glad they help, and good luck for flying tailwheels! 👍
- Martin
I really loved the adverse yaw demo in this one. There's a large percentage of pilots that haven't experienced that or just don't understand it.
Great video, Martin. You and Doug might be the next John and Martha. :)
Which begs the question: which one of us is Doug vs. Martha? (Please don't answer that. 😁)
- Martin
What a great video! What a great instructor!!
Thank you - and I agree, Doug is a fantastic instructor.
- Martin
Nice video Martin and it was very good to see Doug’s instruction and guidance.
Thanks, AJ
- Martin
Such a fascinating video. It really makes you wonder whether or not all students and I’m talking about neophytes seeking flight training would be better off being tied in a Taildragger ab initio. You really learn stick and Rudder and true control of an airplane from the very beginning. Fascinating thought. Don’t think any of the manufactures are going to be producing Taildragger trainers anytime soon.
Realistically, that's unlikely to happen, Allan - but it shouldn't stop pilots from seeking some tailwheel experience at some later point. It's healthy attitude for a pilot to always look for new things to learn, and tailwheel flying is a great candidate for that, no matter how long you've been flying.
- Martin
I agree. Actually, they should start with gliders (sailplanes), then taildraggers.
I like the engine sound - sounds like a Ferguson TEA : )
Thats great! I didnt quite get my TW rating, I had abou 9.5 hrs with a great CFI at an "away field". He had a Piper J5-A which is a tandem plane as well, but can be solo'd from the front. It had a C-75 engine do it had an electrical system, starter, radio, transponder. It had the bungee landing gear so it kind of made a racket landing. I was doing okay but, work, weather, etc., kind of hampered me. Its great fun tho!
M…you were great and nice job on all the edits. Great learning. Thank you
Thank you, Ben.
- Martin
This was really helpful. Doug is a master, and I am sure that you are one as well, now! Great first tail dragger lesson.
Thanks, Gonzalo. Yes, Doug is a master - no question!
- Martin
What a great instructor!!!
Agree 100%!
- Martin
Awesome instructor. Asks questions that keep you thinking as you learn. So many people shut off their minds when learning something new and seem to forget what they already knew instead of building on those previous skills.
excellent series, Martin. Thanks for posting
Thank you, Mike.
- Martin
Thanks much for sharing this Martin, and very nice job!! I would listen to Doug's voice of experience at any chance I got!! I've shared "the drill" many, many times! Looking forward to the next one. 8) --gary
Thank you very much!
- Martin
Thanks for taking us along with you in your traildragger journey, Martin! I already thought it would be harder to learn than tri-cycle. This gives great insights. Really appreciate all of Doug's explanations edited in too. What's it like to have the throttle on the left in this typical aircraft, or is it already an advantage and normal for you, as you're as a CFI already used to right seat flying? Happy landings from Die Niederlände!
Great lesson, Martin! Watching this definitely put a tailwheel endorsement on my must-do list. Thanks again for sharing.
Go for it, Andy!
- Martin
Doug is is so calm. He is great teacher. Watch part one just talking he teaches
Awesome content!
I appreciate it, Andrew!
- Martin
That DGA is the sexiest plane ever built!
DGA-6 Replica
That's no ordinary Howard! I believe it's Jim Younkins Mr Mulligan replica - long time no see!
Thanks for sharing this! On my way this morning to first tail wheel session. Already thinking about the proper mindset. Thx again Martin!
Well, THAT'S what I call timely! How did your first lesson go?
- Martin
Thank you , need this for my new rv7
21:27
Enjoy flying that RV-7!
- Martin
That was hilarious, watching you trying to hold center, (knowing that you're such a good pilot in your Bonanza). It reminded me of my initial flight training, landings, etc. Great Video. Excellent Instructor. Thanks!
It sure is different from the Bonanza. Of course, the beautiful thing is everything I learn here applies to the Bonanza nonetheless.
- Martin
Just did my ground portion and looking forward to my first lesson next week..great video’’
Thanks, William!
- Martin
Great job. Hope you post all the way to endorsement!
Great video for me. Just started getting my PPL in a Citabria. Great information and camera work. Instructor is very clear on his instruction.
Thanks, Don, and good luck for your flight training and checkride!
- Martin
Really easy rule for ALL landings, esp. Xwind is;
Maintain AILERONS PROPORTIONALY & OPPOSITE the needed rudder.
NOTE that this is counter intuitive to recovering car from skidding turns. Car, we turn wheel INTO the skid. Plane the wheel or stick is opposite the swerve, and the adverse yaw created will assist the rudder with direction control.
This works because rudder being vertical and small, easily stalls out as relative wind moves to the xwind component as plane slows. HOWEVER: AILERONS being 2 to 4 times the surface area of the wee rudder AND horizontal to the relative wind, continues to provide ADVERSE YAW to assist the rudder & tw stearing, even as plane slows to taxii speed.
Outstanding sir
Wonderful explanations! Some of the best instruction I have seen or experienced. 👍👍👍😁
Glad you found it helpful, Bob.
- Martin
From a Cessna 170 pilot, welcome to the world of tailwheel airplanes. Time to sell the Bonanza and pick up a Cessna 180:)
No way! Having said that, I could see myself in a partnership down the road for a Citabria or Decathlon, as a SECOND airplane! 👍
- Martin
Well done Martin and Doug. Will help a lot with the new PA-12 in Idaho. Mike G.
Thank you, Mike, and enjoy the Super Cruiser.
All the best for the new year to you and Andrea!
- Martin
They’re saving the centerline for captains.
Awesome pair of videos! Thank you for documenting this and thanks to Doug for being an awesome teacher.
Glad you found them useful!
- Martin
BRB gonna watch this one again.
great 2 part videos
Thank you, Lenny.
- Martin
I really loved both #1&2 of these taildragger videos!! I learned a lot from them. Thanks for sharing them!!
You are welcome, Michael - glad you found them helpful.
- Martin
Another great video! Thanks Martin. Keep them coming with updates on your tail wheel training.
Great video! Thanks Martin.
Thank you, Jeff.
- Martin
Excellent video! Start my tailwheel endorsement in a couple of weeks!
Best of luck for your tailwheel training and endorsement, Rachel.
- Martin
I enjoy the educational aspect of your videos. A great review! Look forward to the next!
Thank you, Tim.
- Martin
Wish i could get my tailwheel training from this instructor .
Very nice instruction.
Thanks, Larry.
- Martin
Hey Martin. Great work with Doug. I currently teach tail wheel but was looking around to see how others do it and I appreciate you showing us your training. Doug had a lot to offer and you had obviously got some preparation in beforehand (as any good student should). Great stuff.
Another great video Martin. Really appreciated all of Doug's constructive teaching comments! Best regards, Christian
GREAT instructor
I agree 100%
- Martin
Absolute excellent training material here! Thank you for taking the time to shoot these videos!!
You are very welcome!
- Martin
Excellent video, martin, and a great follow up to the ground school one. It helps that you also had a terrific instructor. I can't wait for the follow up videos. Good luck and thanks for posting
Thank you, Lorenzo.
- Martin
Excellent information presented in an entertaining, easy to watch format. Well done!
Thank you, Curt!
- Martin
I hope you have more tail wheel videos with Doug in the very near future. I want to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and safe and HEALTHY New Year.
Thank you, Jimmie. Merry Christmas to you as well!
- Martin
Great videos! I learned what I was looking for.
Excellent video' on tailwheel aircraft, with a consumate instructor to boot! Very nice L-2 as well, Taylorcraft built some of the best light plane's ever I think. I've got a 46 BC12D and it's just a great flying aircraft. But as with all tailwheel's they can bite you, and wailing for mommy ain't on the checklist, trust me I looked...
Thanks, Daniel!
- Martin
Just like part 1 a fantastic video. Feel like I learned a lot. Only difference is in my airplane, an acro sport 2, I have to come in a lot higher because the drag of an open cockpit biplane will put me short of the field if the fan up front quits providing my cooling. (-: I wish I would have discovered this video when I started my endorsement.
Great vid as usual
Thanks, Paul.
- Martin
I have a sister that lives close to the Mason City airport. Enjoy your videos.
Thanks Martin for bringing back some fond memories. 3 years ago, I bought a Cessna 140a just for me and my son to get our tail wheel endorsements. Lots of fun!
Martin a really good video,you are to be commended for wanting to add a tailwheel endorsement to your flying skills,the Taylorcraft is a lovely aircraft despite its age it has everything you need to learn how to fly taildraggers.
In my fathers Army Air Corps training on the Arnold scheme in 1941 on Stearman's it mentions the falling leaf being practised and noted in his log book so if it was good enough for the Army Air Corps to practise then so be it.
You have a great instructor there,enjoyed every minute of your video,thank you.
Thanks for the feedback, Angel!
- Martin
This is a great series & he is a good instructor
Excellent video. Reminds me of doing my tail wheel training in a Citabria 7eca almost 30 years ago. Like float flying the most fun you can have while being the most proficient. 👍👍
So much fun!! Loved it!!
Great video. Well sequenced instruction. Only thing I would add is to explain some scenarios where things go wrong. Example, short field T/O w right X-wind ---> what happens if throttle is adanced too quickly and tail brought up too quickly. Precession can bite you.