Flying a Tailwheel Airplane - The Bounce

The wheel landing is one of a tail wheel pilot’s favorite skills. The challenge of a wheel landing is to avoid a bounce, and the most important thing to know about a bounce is do not pull .

Your host for this video is Jim Alsip, a Master Certified Flight Instructor Emeritus. This video is one in a series of Hangar Talks that share with you some of the key points developed in Jim’s books Flying the Tailwheel Airplane, Artistry of the Great Flyer and A Pilot’s Guide to Airmanship and Aerodynamics. They can be purchased at Amazon.com. If you enjoy watching the Hangar Talk videos, and you want to learn about stick and rudder skills, you can take advantage of the resources presented on Jim’s website: dylanaviation.com.