The Taildragger Asks Owners to Relearn the Ground Phase

Flying hours in a jet don't count for much the first time you sit behind a tailwheel. The airplane wants to be flown from the moment it starts rolling until it stops again, and the habits a pilot built in tricycle-gear aircraft have to be set aside and rebuilt. For owners who fly their own airplanes, from Naples to Aspen, it is one of the hardest skills the field still offers.

With reporting from Flying.