[Lunatic Fringe]

I flew a tail dragger once... didn't care for it. I know there are some pilots who love them, but I like being able to see the runway on takeoff.

[heckler]

A crop duster near where I grew up in Western Kansas hooked a tail wheel on a power line at the end of a field he was spraying. He nosed into the ground on the other side just hard enough that he bent the prop but the landing gear bounced him back up in the air and he flew the plane back to his hangar....and cleaned his pants out.

[grjr21]

but I like being able to see the runway on takeoff.


Being able to see while taxiing is also helpfull . As this guy finds out

[Mjaye]

I flew a tail dragger once... didn't care for it. I know there are some pilots who love them, but I like being able to see the runway on takeoff.<<<<<

Me, too, once. I also didn't care for the view (or lack thereof) during takeoff, and landing was a bit precarious. My friend has had a 185 for years and loves it, despite a ground loop in the desert, so I guess to each his/her own.

[Mjaye]

I flew a tail dragger once... didn't care for it. I know there are some pilots who love them, but I like being able to see the runway on takeoff.<<<<<

Me, too, once. I also didn't care for the view (or lack thereof) during takeoff, and landing was a bit precarious. My friend has had a 185 for years and loves it, despite a ground loop in the desert, so I guess to each his/her own.