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Taildragger 101
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This is a 1 hour ground school covering the fundamentals of taildragger flying, and a 45 minute demonstration, all in the DHC-2 Beaver. • --- • —Disclaimer— • I’m not a real pilot, and everything I say, demonstrate, hint at, or otherwise convince anyone of - all of this shall be disregarded, taken as entertainment, or discarded as trash, speculation, or hyperbole. I accept no responsibility for confusion, harm, death, catastrophe, or cataclysm that results from anyone utilizing anything from this video. Thou shalt consult your instructor to learn about taildraggers, not some hooplehead on the internet. • No Beavers were harmed during the making of this video. Some might have gotten stuffed, though. • --- • Sources: See first pinned comment below • --- • Plane: Dehavilland DHC-2 Beaver, by Thranda • https://store.x-plane.org/DHC-2-Beave... • with Reality Expansion Pack, by SimCoders • https://store.x-plane.org/Reality-Exp... • Simulator: X-Plane 12 • https://www.x-plane.com/ • ATC: PilotEdge • https://www.pilotedge.net/ • Scenery: Orbx TE Washington • https://orbxdirect.com/product/us-was... • Airport: 2S9 Willapa Harbor freeware: • https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?... • --- • Contact info: • I sometimes stream flights in the Beaver (and other planes) on Twitch: • / beaver524ea • I live in the PilotEdge and HotStart discords, where my nick is “Medtner” • My discord: Erik’s Flightsim Geekdom: • / discord • --- • Chapters: • 00:00:00 - Taildragger 101 • 00:00:17 - 1 - INTRODUCTION • 00:00:18 - 1.1 - Introduction and reason d'être • 00:01:09 - 1.2 - Disclaimers • 00:01:43 - 2 - GROUND SCHOOL • 00:01:47 - 2.1 - Taildragger VS tricycle - a rough comparison • 00:04:54 - 2.2 - Center of Gravity (CG), and why taildraggers ground loop • 00:06:40 - 2.3 - Adverse yaw - friend and foe? • 00:12:11 - 2.4 - Control inputs, reaction time, and - of course - broom handles • 00:13:58 - 2.5 - P-factor • 00:17:39 - 2.6 - Slipstream effect • 00:18:24 - 2.7 - Torque • 00:20:37 - 2.8 - CG and the tail wheel vector - what makes an evitable groundloop become inevitable? • 00:27:12 - 2.9 - Gyroscopic precession • 00:34:08 - 2.10 - Weather waning and crosswinds • 00:37:08 - 2.11.1 - Takeoffs and Landings 1 - To Three or Not To Three? • 00:37:47 - 2.11.2 - Takeoffs and Landings 2 - Takeoffs general thoughts • 00:38:23 - 2.11.3 - Takeoffs and Landings 3 - Three-point takeoffs - Benefits • 00:38:43 - 2.11.4 - Takeoffs and Landings 4 - Three-point takeoffs - Disadvantages • 00:40:02 - 2.11.5 - Takeoffs and Landings 5 - Main wheel takeoffs - Benefits • 00:40:41 - 2.11.6 - Takeoffs and Landings 6 - Main wheel takeoffs - Disadvantages • 00:41:57 - 2.11.7 - Takeoffs and Landings 7 - Landings general thoughts • 00:42:34 - 2.11.8 - Takeoffs and Landings 8 - Three-point landings - Benefits • 00:43:37 - 2.11.9 - Takeoffs and Landings 9 - Three-point landings - Disadvantages • 00:44:57 - 2.11.10 - Takeoffs and Landings 10 - One-point landings • 00:46:20 - 2.11.11 - Takeoffs and Landings 11 - Main wheel landings - Benefits • 00:47:56 - 2.11.12 - Takeoffs and Landings 12 - Main wheel landings - the bounce • 00:50:27 - 2.11.13 - Takeoffs and Landings 13 - Main wheel landings - Disadvantages • 00:52:08 - 2.11.14 - Takeoffs and Landings 14 - Power-steering during landing • 00:53:32 - 2.11.15 - Takeoffs and Landings 15 - Retract flaps after landing? • 00:56:27 - 2.11.16 - Takeoffs and Landings 16 - Crosswinds, choosing the lesser evil • 00:59:15 - 2.12.1 - Tailwheel mechanisms in general • 01:01:57 - 2.12.2 - Tailwheel mechanisms on the DHC-2 Beaver (commonly used in general) • 01:04:56 - 2.13 - Abbreviated walkaround and startup • 01:05:59 - 2.14 - Wind correction on the ground • 01:08:42 - 3 - FLIGHT SCHOOL • 01:08:45 - 3.1.1 - Taxiing 1 - In the blind , inside the plane • 01:11:22 - 3.1.2 - Taxiing 2 - Birds eye , above the plane • 01:13:11 - 3.1.3 - Taxiing 3 - Up-skirt (no, shush!), seen from tailwheel/rudder • 01:18:08 - 3.1.4 - Taxiing 4 - S-turns for visibility • 01:22:06 - 3.1.5 - Taxiing 5 - S-turns - watch that tail! • 01:24:34 - 3.1.6 - Taxiing 6 - Calibrating sight picture - the Lindbergh Reference • 01:26:53 - 3.1.7 - Taxiing 7 - I told you! Watch that tail! (Unpickleing the Beaver) • 01:28:20 - 3.1.8 - Taxiing 8 - Locking the tailwheel before takeoff • 01:30:25 - 3.1.9 - Taxiing 9 - High-speed taxiing in three-point attitude • 01:31:45 - 3.1.10 - Taxiing 10 - High-speed taxiing in on the main wheels (tail up) • 01:33:07 - 3.1.1 - Pattern work 1 - Three point takeoff and landing • 01:39:31 - 3.1.2 - Pattern work 2 - Main wheel takeoff and landing • 01:46:14 - 4 - SUMMARY and SOURCES • 01:46:19 - 4.1 - Taxi to ramp and horrible attempt at parking • 01:48:43 - 4.2 - Airplane, simulator, and scenery • 01:50:08 - 4.3 - Questions? Contact info, and Good night, and good luck! • 01:50:48 - 4.4 - Sources
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