#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…
#8 Road Rage
Tailwheeler’s Journal #8 Aerial Road Rage I’d decided that the next Tailwheeler’s Journal would be concerned with a topic that was related to tailwheel flying. I’d strayed from it a…
#7 Taildragger or Tailwagger?
The Tailwheeler’s Journal #7 Tail dragger or tail wagger? Today we’re going to see if we can deal with a bad habit that virtually all of us develop: over compensation…
#6 The Forty-Five or “Are we there yet?”
tailwheeler’s Journal #6 “are we there, Yet?” From time to time I’m going to digress from purely tailwheel issues. This is one such time. Don’t worry, I’ll be back with…
#5 The School for Perfection
Tailwheeler’s Journal #5: School for Perfection Many years ago a writer created tremendous excitement with a bestselling book. The book was “Jonathon Livingston Seagull” and the writer was Richard Bach.…
#4 The Go-Around
Tailwheeler’s Journal #4 The Go-Around If there ever was a pilot operation exemplifying the fact that every situation is different, it’s the Go-Around. Because I’ve helped make it an issue…
#3 Baseleg Traffic
How a moment's inattention can become a serious situation.
#2 The Impossible Turn
Brian comments on the return of an issue he finds maddening.