Tailwheel Basics - DVD by Skip Degan
Skip Degan has produced a DVD on the basics of tailwheel flying, with other's coming soon. Regarding the basics video, Skip says "I tried to put together a no glitz, no BS video about what the student MUST learn about TD's before ever getting near one". We have seen this video and Skip did a nice job with it.

Conventional Gear: Flying A Taildragger by David Robson
Folks, this is a very good book, packed full of information.  We definitely recommend this book to all taildragger pilots – new or old.  It earns its position at the top of this page. 

The Compleat Taildragger Pilot by Harvey S. Plourde
Do you want to learn more about flying taildraggers? This is an excellent book on the subject. It is highly recommended for anyone interested in flying taildraggers. It contains approximately 250 pages of text and sketches that are totally dedicated to flying taildraggers. It covers, in great detail, the geometry and technical characteristics of taildraggers, all ground operations, all types of takeoffs and landings and, of course, crosswinds.

Stick and Rudder by Wolfgang Langewiesche
Do you want to learn more about both flying and taildraggers? If so, this book is for you. Written about 50 years ago, this book teaches you how to fly the right way, something that is lost in today's world of technology. This book not only covers takeoffs and landings for conventional gear airplanes, it covers everything about flying. It hammers angle of attack into your head from the first page, which is what flying is all about, whether you're flying a J-3 Cub or a Boeing 747. It devotes entire chapters to things such as the turn, the rudder, the ailerons, and the elevator. It really drives home important facts, like the fact that the rudder has nothing to do with turning the airplane, for example. Reading this book is the best thing you can do to improve your flying skills.

Taming the Taildragger by John Ball
A Flight Manual for Classic Tailwheel Aircraft. This is not a detailed instruction manual like the Plourde book above. It's more like a collection of taildragger wisdom. It's actually a pretty good little book, although we may not agree with a few things here and there. For example, it states that most tailwheel planes should be wheel landed in crosswinds and that's just not true. Many people are of that opinion, which is fine, but it's just not fact (if you want to get your two cents in on this subject, please visit our forums page where you can join in on this great debate, or see our documentation section).

Better Takeoffs & Landings by Michael C. Love
This book supposedly addresses conventional gear aircraft in addition to tricycle gear airplanes. We will read this book and add comments soon.