eric_marsh
Well Known Member
The RV-6 kit that I purchased has the hardware for both a nose wheel and a tailwheel setup. I'm more inclined to want to go with the nose wheel because of increased visibility on taxiing take-off and landing as well as to avoid any insurance issues.
Safety is high on my list of priorities and in another thread I see that there have been a number of nose wheel related incidents. But here's the big question. If you take a look at this map of my field you can see that it's probably big enough for me to use as my own landing strip. It's a little rough, with some small (2') mesquite growing. I shred them periodically but they grow back.
So if I should decide to create my own landing strip is there a preference for nose or tail wheels on rough terrain?
Safety is high on my list of priorities and in another thread I see that there have been a number of nose wheel related incidents. But here's the big question. If you take a look at this map of my field you can see that it's probably big enough for me to use as my own landing strip. It's a little rough, with some small (2') mesquite growing. I shred them periodically but they grow back.
So if I should decide to create my own landing strip is there a preference for nose or tail wheels on rough terrain?