Tail Wheels & Tail Booms snapp'n

On Nov 20, 5:32*pm, Dave Nadler wrote:
Guys - Tail up prevents catching on rough ground
and reduces side-load on tailboom if in crops.
Tail up if you start to groundloop !
See ya, Dave

I have to disagree here as far as suggesting some technique thet is
planned.
Tail up almost ensures a ground loop.
Tail down reduces the likelyhood of a groundloop substantially.
Very few ground loops occur as a planned event(the "I'm running out of
field" event). The strong majority are surprises caused by catch a
wing.
I most cases, the lower energy in the event that come from a slow held
off landing significantly reduces the likelyhood of a fuselage
breaking event.
If you lose it, you don't have much time to try to raise the tail.
Just squeeze the brake hard and hope for the best.
Another opinion FWIW.
UH