Today was not only a fun day but a bit of a milestone.<\/p>\n
Don came out to hop some rides in his airplane while I got some photos. Afterwards Don and I went up so I could get a couple after demolition photos of the school.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve been practicing taxiing pretty much every time I go flying with him. This time he allowed me to try a takeoff (from the right seat). He had to help me quite a lot with control inputs. It was not the prettiest takeoff by any stretch.<\/p>\n
After cruising around and getting some photos, we came back and landed. He said let\u2019s make one more circuit. So I taxied back for another takeoff. I lined up and added power. This time he didn\u2019t have to add as much control input. The result was a cleaner takeoff.<\/p>\n
I\u2019d say this experience has erased much of my fear of taildraggers and replaced it with respect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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