Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Part II of the tailwheel video series shows my first flight with Doug in the Tailorcraft L-2, a two-seater (tandem) which makes a great trainer for tailwheel flying. After some steep turns to get a feel for the aircraft and its controls, we are moving on to slow flight and stalls before returning to the pattern at Mason City, IA for landings and take-offs.

0:00 Start
0:14 Taxiing a tailwheel airplane
3:00 Normal take-off
5:05 Steep turns
6:31 Slow flight
7:34 Stalls
9:03 Demonstration of adverse yaw
10:07 Falling leaf
11:08 Three point landing
12:36 "Taking a picture"
15:28 Martin's first landing
16:38 Crosswind take-off
17:38 Wheel landing, sink rate too high on touchdown
20:48 Crosswind landing
26:15 Lesson debrief

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