Tailwheel: It’s Not Just the Rudder Dummy

Ask any tailwheel pilot what the most important control axis (aileron, elevator, or rudder) is during a landing and you will most certainly get an emphatic “Rudder!”. But in that quick response lies a problem, and the source of so many bent, ground looped, or otherwise damaged, taildraggers. Read the NTSB reports for tailwheel landing …