Flight Simulator 2020 - A Tailwheel Tutorial

[@alexkomminsk8925]

“Runways are optional, get good” is my new favorite saying lol

[@jimfrederich8852]

Excellent training video! Thanks! I learned to fly in a C150 and never learned taildragger. I ended up teaching myself. I do ok with light GA aircraft, but fast planes like the Mustang give me a fit. I like your bush flying as it is my favorite way to fly. I also am a bearded many decades simmer at age 69. This is the best description of landings in taildraggers that I have found. Just Subscribed!

[@antonioiozzi291]

Yoj are right. He knows what he say. I am a 64 years old glider pilot and finally someone who explain well to simmers how to land properly. Simple and clear.

[@pixelfodder]

I've flown about 40 hours in tail draggers and never knew about the lockable tail wheel. Thank you!

[@Terribleguitarist89]

Watching this a while back was my first step into bush/STOL flying. Actually competing in the upcoming eSTOL competition

[@StrGzr101]

Been in my cue for months. Glad I finally watched it. You're a good instructor. STOL rocks!

[@jeffreynickolson4680]

idk how you only have 76 subs, but you've earned mine. I would pay to have you in my right seat teaching me this stuff.

[@jcsk8]

Just got bit into the bush flying and this video fits like a glove. Many of the problems I´m having are explained here. A masterclass. Thank you.

[@kjclaus319]

I saw this and was really hoping you’d kept making content.

[@ozmozis6073]

Outstanding, simple and great examples. It makes sense. That last very short landing was amazing. Thanks for this video.

[@muscularjew]

just got into microsoft flight simulator and this was very well made and very helpful! thanks

[@ATOBanana]

Hope you're well my dude. Put up a baller video then dipped. I'd like to see more.

[@beardsinthebush6173]

I actually transitioned to flying FS entirely in VR shortly after making that video, and I still haven’t found a workflow that results in VR video that’s worth a damn. Fly slow, all.

[@LGTheOneFreeMan]

Here's the thing, tailwheels in this game are still easy like in FSX. I can still manage to get them to at least shimmy into a straight line when the tail comes up, and I can even bring the tail up with forward stick like my dad told me and kick it into line. Try X-Plane 11 though... if that tail comes up and you don't have enough wind going over the vertical stabilizer, the prop takes over and usually you start fishtailing down the runway until you flip or spin out. You HAVE to keep full elevator down (to keep the tailwheel or skid in contact with the ground) until you're confident you have enough airspeed, then either let the tail come up or relieve enough pressure on the stick to have the plane come up off the surface at the same attitude as it sitting on the ground. Truly a fun challenge.

[@CapitaineNautilus]

I didn't know that trick of locking the tail wheel. Thanks.

[@johnporter5828]

Nice intro into tail wheel flying. Looking forward to trying it on MS.

[@fredj63]

Good tutorial. I've been flying this on the Nevada bush trip and have gotten more comfortable with it, but I learned a few things here. Thanks

[@loz9324]

Great video! I'm gonna practice these techniques tmrw. Really appreciate this

[@cheesetoastie9678]

Great video, thank you. Blast from the past when you mentioned Hovercontrol, definitely remember those from back in the day and received lessons from them.

[@MightyMany]

Awesome flying skills and great tutorial!! I can finally land my PC6 without bouncing all over the place :) Please more videos - I'm sure the community will like it!

[@breff247]

Great video! I learned a lot, thanks. I can't seem to reproduce your tail-wheel locking however, I can turn on a dime irrespective of the yoke position and the tailwheel freely castors in external view too. Maybe it was changed in subsequent updates (it's now 2.5 years after posting). Not to be too finicky but the mountain you identified as Mount Adams is actually Mount Hood, Mount Adams being 180 degrees behind you. Anyway, great video, thanks again!

[@luisllamas1481]

Simple and to the point, well explained, you deserve more subs! :D

[@efraincoll2079]

Thanks a lot man! Very helpful to me.

[@johnenglish3255]

Thanks for the video, really like your tutorial. Next video can you create a tutorial on crosswind and quartering tailwind technics in a tail dragger. Thx

[@daveslow84]

Excellent tutorial!

[@wernerb2613]

Thank you from Switzerland

[@looneytunes47]

One of the Worlds Best Aviation Museums is right there in Hood River Oregon called the WAAAM One of the best ive ever been too

[@rackum44]

Great great video very well explained

[@Ticklersoft]

Thank you!

[@MarkMcCartney]

You made this look easy 👍

[@mattdavis9642]

I'm a bit late to this. Can you "up" the crosswind speed for landing/take-off procedure practice?

[@zacharybottoms3968]

Yes, you can. Before flight in the "flight conditions" tab you can select "add wind layer" and adjust the direction, speed, and gusts.

[@mattdavis9642]

@@zacharybottoms3968 Great! Thank you

[@zknarc]

Omg now I know why it is impossible to turn the Fox2 with the stick back

[@maxxawesome7412]

What kind of sensitivity are you setting with the pedals? I just got MSFS flight sim set up with a proflight puma helicopter controls I’m using for both helicopter and tailwheel. But I find the realism in tailwheel way too sensitive compared to real world. Barely any pressure or almost just thinking about pressure in the pedals rather than pedal jabs like I’m used to real world tailwheel flying or it’s all over the place. Wonder if that’s because I have the helicopter controls that don’t recenter, or if it’s sensitivity settings, or if it’s just that that’s sim flying.

[@kristiantungland2047]

What do you use to look around? IR tracking? Thank you for a great tutorial!

[@beardsinthebush6173]

TrackIR 4, yes. I’ve since moved on to flying almost exclusively in VR, but I haven’t gotten recording to work to a standard I’m happy with.

[@kristiantungland2047]

@@beardsinthebush6173 Thanks. VR, that's nice! Will probably be my next upgrade. But unsure if my GPU can handle it with decent graphics. I have a GTX 1080.

[@antonioiozzi291]

Wery excellent video. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@lostgriz]

I want to get my son set up to fly my carbon cub with a simulator. Can you recommend the best controls to get?

[@beardsinthebush6173]

That depends heavily on your price range. I have a Thrustmaster Warthog that I’ve put an extension on and center-mounted, along with (out-of-production) Saitek Combat pedals. I’ve been flying sims a long time though, and started out with pretty basic analog joysticks. If I were building a simple setup for a kid just getting into it, I’d probably go with an X52 Pro, which will get you a great stick and throttle combo, and has stick-twist rudder control. If he REALLY gets into it, you can move to a nicer HOTAS combo and pedals, and the X52 will sell pretty easily.

[@lostgriz]

@@beardsinthebush6173 thank you for the info. I would definitely like to incorporate rudder pedals.

[@oldglory1944]

Planes greatest threat be it T/W or nose wheel, is misuse of the ailerons. Rule of thumb on take off and roll out: is to maintain ailerons PROPORTIONALY & OPPOSITE the needed rudder. To do otherwise, like recovering a skidding car, is that ailerone YAW, will accelerate ones demise. R FUCHS CFI 1507987

[@piloto2412]

Subscribed

[@beats654]

where are you flying

[@williamk5998]

Mount Hood =/= Mount Adams Columbia River =/= Hood River

[@Violins77]

Great tutorial! I didn't see you using flaps, is this normal?

[@beardsinthebush6173]

Honestly, it's been awhile. I know I used flaps for the final landing on the RC field, but honestly they're kinda superflous for most normal operations in that airplane. Only when you need to get REALLY slow do you need to get them out.

[@javiercordoba5543]

Runways are optional. You really don't need'em. Get gud.