Advice for working with small taildraggers?

[Guest]

Hi folks.Anyone know of a good place to find out about moving around an airport in a taildragger? I just started using the C185, and to move taxi (and for the take-off roll, for that matter), I have to either use spot plane view or go to 2d panel-view without the panel displayed. In RL, folks don't have that option... how do they successfully taxi, etc.?--Tony

[KevinAu 441]

S-turn and look out the forward quarter views as you taxi.

[Guest]

Yep, you can see out the side and that is how you taxi and take off. Can't simulate that in this game unfortunetly.

[Francois_Dumas 10]

What the others said. But it also depends a bit on the plane. In the Jodel for instance the seat is high enough and the plane angle shallow enough to have a good forward view. So taxiing that one is a cinch. :-outta Francois :-wave[table border=0 cellpadding=10 cellspacing=0][tr][td valign=bottom" align="center]"At home in the wild"[/td][td valign=bottom" align="center][link:avsim.com/alaska/alaska_051.htm|Don's Alaskan Bush Charters]"Beavers Lead the Way"[/td][td valign=bottom" align="center][link:www.avsim.com/vfr_center/mainpages/vfr_flights_main_page.htm]VFR Flight Center]"Looking Good Outside"[/td][/tr][tr][td valign=top" align="center]http://avsim.com/hangar/air/bfu/logo70.gif[/td][td valign="top" align="left" colspan=2]http://www.fssupport.com/images/moose2.gif[/td][tr][/table]________________________Francois A. "Navman" DumasAssociate Editor &Forums AdministratorAVSIM Online![/bemail: fdumas@avsim.com________________________

[Guest]

Same for the Citabria, PIC sit's in the front seat(this is a tandom* airplane) and you are up high enough to see over the nose, and if you can't see over completely, you just pull your self up a bit on the airframe "rollbars" in front of you. I suggest adjusted the view to being high up in the cockpit, simulating the pulling up on the bars to see over, and also if you happen to be sitting on a cushion to get you that extra 2-3 inchs of height to see over the nose.--------------Paul Meyerwww.KryptonAir.comwww.LAARTCC.org

[KevinAu 441]

Sure you could. I find the forward 45 degree views quite adequate for S-taxis. For takeoff, position yourself such that you have a runway edge reference out the left forward view and use that until the nose comes over. And for a plane like the Stearman with the virtual cockpit, you can also shift your viewpoint from the pilot seat to slightly off the side as if you were leaning over a little and get a bit of a forward view along the fuselage.

[Guest]

Same with PA 19. Some neck-craning. Which would be shift-enter (I think).