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February 26th 05, 06:41 PM
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Flying a taildragger you use your peripheral vision to determine height
above the runway. Over the nose is used to gauge pitch attitude. Stealth Pilot wrote: I landed in the twilight the other day. landing into the sun I couldnt see the runway or gauge the height I was above the surface. I had no idea whether I was 1 foot or 15 feet above the runway so I poled forward gently in the hopes that I'd hit a shadow change and be able to see something. The wheels touched and I thought bounced me back in the air so I just eased the stick back and back until eventually the tailwheel made contact. still couldnt gauge my height so I just waited with the stick full back until the mains touched again. 
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