Well, if you ever have the opportunity to fly a military tail-dragger, you'll know why. You can't see jack over the snout, so you have to fishtail about to see where your going. As this is a difficult practice on a muddy improvised airstrip, borrow a few "hangers-on", and problem solved, and a nice bit of wind for ground crew stuck in the stifling South Pacific. Check out what happens when you don't do something like this at : youtube watch?v=NOQZ_u35z9E
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