"Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" The Sea Hawk at wow way d0t com wrote:

A taildragger is dynamically unstable because the center of mass is behind
the main gear

Any rear-steer vehicle is inherently unstable, regardless of COG/M
(think "forklift"), more due to the effect on the direction of the
rear wheel as the vehicle turns (essentially, a positive feedback
loop).

- get it a little sideways and it wants to continue around all
the way. Perhaps it was the end of a long day and the pilot got a little
behind the aircraft, or..., or... or...

I think you left out a couple "ors"... ;-)

It's kind like parallel parking - some people seem to have a hard time with
it.

Great example!

Why does something like this even make the paper?

It's the political silly season. If it comes out that a senator
overcooks his pasta, you'll read about it.

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $795 ti frame