346 Tailwheel Flying: The Art and Challenge with Jim Hopp + GA News

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🗓️ 24 August 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Max talks with CFI Jim Hopp, who shares insights about tailwheel flying. He explains that tailwheel planes offer a more hands-on flying experience, with fewer instruments and a stick for better control. The primary challenge in tailwheel flying is ground handling due to the center of gravity being behind the main gear, which increases the risk of swerving and ground loops during takeoff and landing.

Hopp discusses gyroscopic precession, a factor that causes tailwheel planes to yaw left during takeoff, requiring more right rudder input. He also highlights the importance of precise rudder control, particularly in crosswinds, and explains the different landing techniques used in tailwheel planes: the three-point landing and the more advanced wheel landing. In the air, tailwheel planes demand more rudder usage due to their older, draggy designs, which make adverse yaw more noticeable.

Hopp also talks about the requirements for a tailwheel endorsement, including extensive ground training and practice in handling the aircraft. He emphasizes that while tailwheel flying is more demanding, it offers rewarding experiences and improved piloting skills

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0:00.0	Have you ever thought about learning to fly a tailwheel aircraft?
0:05.5	Or maybe you flew one long ago and would like to do a little review?
0:09.6	If so, stick around to CFI Jim Hop talks about what you need to know about transitioning into these fun planes.
0:16.5	Hello again and welcome to Aviation News Talk where we talk in general aviation.
0:20.3	My name is Max
0:20.9	Trescott. I've been flying for 50 years. I'm the author of several books in the 2008 National
0:25.1	Flight Instructor of the Year, and my mission is to help you become the safest possible pilot.
0:31.2	Last week in episode 345, we talked with listener Jim about a prop strike incident that occurred
0:36.5	as he landed at Cessna 182,
0:38.9	and we analyzed the flight data to determine the cause.
0:42.4	So if you'd like to hear that episode, you may want to check it out at AviationNewsstalk.com slash 345.
0:47.8	And if you've just found this show for the first time, welcome.
0:51.3	And on whatever app you're using now, touch either the subscribe key, or if you're
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1:01.5	for free. Coming up in the news for the week of August 19, 2024, we have two stories of pilots
1:07.5	who crashed without pilot certificates. The FAA is concerned about cracks and Cirrus SR power levers,
1:14.5	and will tell you how a controller in Australia missed seeing a stolen helicopter take off.
1:19.7	All this and more, and the news starts now.
1:26.0	From Aveweb.com, racing driver Scott Blumquist dies in Cub crash.
1:31.7	A man killed in the crash of a J3 Cub in Tennessee last week does not appear to have had a pilot
1:36.2	certificate. There's a lot of attention on the mishap because that person was Scott Blumquist,
1:41.5	60, a famous dirt track racing driver, considered by many to be the best at
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