John T Lowry wrote:

A pilot acquaintance of mine in Montana (Larry) flies a Super Cub to
inspect pipelines. Sometimes, when it's windy, he confounds drivers on
the Interstate by flying backwards above them. Not a problem; it's only
airspeed that matters.

Hmm. Perhaps the idea of a nose-dragger originated when a tail-dragger
landed in a stiff wind.

- Andrew