Some tailwheel questions/comments

On 25 Sep, 20:35, john smith wrote:
In article . com,

wrote:
What my instructor seemed to imply (and things didn't really sink in
till about a day after the flying) was that the takeoff roll is more
stable when the tail is up. So I was wondering if the CG shifts
forward when the tail is raised because this is a more stable
configuration than when the CG is behind the main wheels.

This is basic piloting 101.
Have you calculated the takeoff CG?
What can you do to make the CG change?
How is what you described above going to influence the CG location on
takeoff or landing?
Answer those questions and you will have answered your own.


He means that the CG changes in relation to it's distance from the
mains, which it does, but it isn't really significant to what he was
taling about anyway.

Bertie