New airplanes ground looping? Wow! That's news. Look at Barnstormers or any of the other planes for sale sites, and you'll find a number of "practically new" five to ten year old airplanes with just a couple hundred hours on them, and sometimes far less.
My theory is this: To the best of my knowledge, none of the manufacturers has a formal training program for checkouts, complete with syllabus and instructors. So, you buy your $300,000 airplane, and off you go. Maybe you get a quick demo ride, maybe an hour or so in the plane with a sales guy/gal.
On the way home with the brand new airplane, you scare the living bejeesus out of yourself in a little gusty crosswind. By the time you're home with it (assuming the above referenced ground loop doesn't occur enroute) you're about half scared of the thing.
After all, you have thirty hours of tailwheel time, or??? That Parker P-51 time Pete noted in another thread comes to mind.
Anyway, so now you're a little reluctant to fly the new toy, unless it's a perfectly calm, cool day, and so forth. The less current you become, the less willing you are to jump in the thing. Maybe you do go out and come close to getting sideways....
Then the plane sits in its hangar. For a long time. Eventually, it's for sale.
This has been true with Husky aircraft for years, and it's true for some Cubs I've seen as well.
It's tough to find GOOD, thorough tailwheel instruction these days. Has been for years. Want to know why? Liability.
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