Last July I wrote an introduction to tailwheel flying as an AVweb Feature. It went into those hot-button items a fledgling tailwheel pilot needs to keep in the forefront of consciousness when coming down final in a tailwheel airplane. Let's consider it "Tailwheels, Part I." With this article, I'll go through what you should expect to learn and master in the course of a tailwheel checkout.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/flight-safety/technique/flying-tailwheel-the-checkout