On Tue, 09 Dec 2003 10:40:32 -0000, Dylan Smith
wrote:

In article , Robert M.
Gary wrote:
I certainly hope you are not teaching your students to look to one side
when full stall/three point landing a taildragger.

I find that being able to see the ground is helpful. Have you ever
flown a J-3, Stearman, etc...?

You don't have to look to one side to see the ground unless you have
a medical condition that stops your peripheral vision from working.

Dylan Smith, Castletown, Isle of Man
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"Maintain thine airspeed, lest the ground come up and smite thee"

I have some stick time in a Waco UPF-7, which I've flown from the
front seat only. My experience is that once the airplane flares, not
only do you not see the ground or runway anymore, you don't even see
the airport.

The round engine up front wipes out any forward vision and the wing
below masks nearly the entire airport. The only way to see would be
to hang your head out the cockpit, but I'm not allowed to do that
because the owner behind me needs to have my head out of the way to
see.

Corky Scott