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Old July 8th 08, 12:35 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Dylan Smith
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Default Conventional v tricycle gear

On 2008-07-07, wrote:
If you look at most tail draggers, once the tail comes up the prop
clearance isn't significantly different than that of most trikes.


You don't need to let the tail come up in most tailwheel planes, though.
Taking off from rough/soft fields you're probably going to want to keep
the tail low throughout the takeoff run.

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