On 2006-09-18, mike regish wrote:
The Super Decathlon I flew for aerobatic lessons (a taildragger) has
excellent over the nose visibility on the ground...better than my tripacer.

The Tripacer, however, is notable for having terrible over the nose
visibility. I have to sit on a booster cushion to get anything like
adequate forward visibility in a Tripacer! Same thing goes for the
Cherokee Six - with the slightly tail down attitude it has on the ground
and the unfeasably large conk, I get better forward visibility when
taxiing most taildraggers compared to taxiing a Cherokee Six.

The Decathalon is about normal for over the nose visibility in the air
and better than the average taildragger on the ground. (The Cessna 170
is the best taildragger for forward vis on the ground - better than most
nosewheel planes thanks to a high seating position)

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