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Non Compos Mentis
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Off the grid- Almost
Posts: 10,652
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As an airplane owner, I would take at least the first few lessons in the Cessna.
To experience the nosewheel vs. tailwheel dynamics, go to the grocery store, and push the shopping cart around as normal- That's the nosewheel. Now flip it around backwards, and push it from the front. See how much more effort it needs to keep going the right direction? That's what taildraggers are like when the steerable wheels are in the back.
While pushing backwards, if you let go, it will quickly try to spin around. When an airplane does this, it's called a "groundloop"
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