Crosswind Hangar Tail 
Plane and Pilot
MARCH 25, 2025
She walked me through the foyer to the spotless, freshly painted hangar. The GameBird is right at home on the grass, pavement, or TacAeros clean hangar. After a few seconds, Ill lift the tail and then add full power. Upon my arrival, I was greeted by Tessa Waghorn, Ians wife, who serves as the head administrator for TacAero.
Pilot Institute
MARCH 28, 2025
As seen from the aircrafts tail, the vortex rotates in the anti-clockwise direction on the right wingtip and the clockwise direction on the left wingtip. As at higher altitudes, the vortex movement near the ground is affected by crosswinds. Crosswinds can push the downwind vortex into your approach path.
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Plane and Pilot
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Kentland has a 4,000-foot runway, east/west, with a crosswind straight out of the north. I lamented that there was no tail tie-down until I remembered that I had brought three welded rebar tie-downs and a heavy hammer to drive them in. The upper Midwest scenery can be spectacular. As I got on downwind, the ADS-B went totally nuts.
Vintage Aviation News
MAY 16, 2024
While these did several passes in formation and then tail chasing a de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk performed aerobatics overhead. There was a fickle crosswind and it was interesting to see Dodge’s first landing attempt given away when caught by a gust just before touchdown and to come back and make a perfect landing the second time.
Plane and Pilot
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Kentland has a 4,000-foot runway, east/west, with a crosswind straight out of the north. I lamented that there was no tail tie-down until I remembered that I had brought three welded rebar tie-downs and a heavy hammer to drive them in. The upper Midwest scenery can be spectacular. As I got on downwind, the ADS-B went totally nuts.
Plane and Pilot
OCTOBER 3, 2024
True, a slightly higher aspect ratio wing was desired, which in turn required a larger vertical tail and thus a little extra mass, but the size, approximately 20% larger than a Widgeon, was set. The Mallard—it’s a trike—has a tail stinger because it otherwise falls on its tail when loading.”
Air Facts
AUGUST 21, 2024
In fact, we have a window over the stove that looks into the hangar. As I watch the white dashes flash past beneath the nostrils of the Sonex, the tail comes up. A cruise climb as I make my crosswind turn, then downwind, more radio calls on the way. The grin on my face seems permanent these days.
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