#18 “Whuffos”
The Tailwheeler’s Journal 18 “Whuffos Those who have read “Brian’s Flying Book” are familiar with the term, “whuffo”. It’s a term borrowed from our skydiving brethren and refers to those…
#17 “Hold the Stick Back”
The Tailwheeler’s Journal #17 “Hold the Stick Back” or “prop-smacking, one more time” When all those airplane manufacturers started building tricycle gear airplanes they accomplished their main goal: They made…
#16 Humility
The Tailwheeler’s Journal #16 Humility During World War 2 a young fighter pilot shot down two Bf 109’s. Upon landing his P51 he was immediately surrounded by his squadron mates…
#15 Prop Smacking, Part 2
The Tailwheeler’s Journal # 15 Prop-smacking, part 2 In the preceding Journal, we pointed out how difficult it is to ding the prop while at full takeoff power with lots…
#14 Prop Smacking, Part 1
The Tailwheeler’s Journal #14 Prop-smacking, part 1 I fly with a lot of people who have little or no tailwheel time. What do many of these pilots have in common?…
#13 Question Your Instructor
We had a few outtakes left over from our production of “Tailwheeler's Journal: The Movie”. In one of them, I jokingly scolded Janaé, saying, “don't you know that you're always…
#12 The Curse and Blessing of Tailwheel Steering
"I’ve always felt that the cure for this phenomenon was the correctly applied application of neutral rudder right before touchdown. I admit that it’s tricky and complicates the already complicated process of the crosswind landing."
#11 “Over!”
The Tailwheeler’s Journal #11: “Over!” Please forgive me, Tailwheelers, as I once more touch on a subject that has nothing to do with that little wheel which brought us all…
#10 The Cowboy Way
The Tailwheeler’s Journal #10 “The Cowboy Way” The country music group, “Riders in the Sky” has a running gag. When one of them points out that something “might be the…
#9 Three-Point or Wheelie?
Tailwheeler’s Journal # 9 Was that a wheelie or a three-point? I am on the receiving end of lots of viral emails, many of which contain videos. I’ll often get…