One other point:
There are NO differences between taildraggers and tri-gear planes of the exact 
same model, except when wheel landing and tailup taking off the taildragger. If 
one is performing a 3 point with a taildragger, it is identical to the tri-gear 
boys until taxi time. The same holds true when taking off.  Otherwise they are 
the same, and definitely once airborne they are the same.

When performing the tail lift takeoff taildragger pilots have to deal with 
gyroscopic precession caused when lifting the tail that tri-gear pilots do not 
since their tail is already lifted. Both have to deal with torque while moving 
forward.  Both then have to deal with precession at rotation and climbout along 
with P-factor and torque. In the air other than drag of the nose wheel is 
typically more than the tailwheel, there is no difference.

Colin

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