Flying a Tailwheel Airplane - Skills They Don't Teach You

Stick and rudder skills, typically referred to as tailwheel skills, are important, but those skills are not being taught in pilot school. It seems that every year, pilots focus training time increasingly on technology while less time is spent emphasizing stick and rudder. At the same time loss of control (LOC) accidents are becoming all to frequent. Tailwheel skills, using stick and rudder, are not just about flying a tailwheel airplane; I say stick and rudder skills are life-saving pilot habits; skills that will save your life in an emergency. In an emergency, pilots fly like they train