The plane had been gone over from propeller to tail wheel.
He stood up after checking the air pressure in the tail wheel, an odd look on his face.
The aircraft was equipped with a full swiveling tail wheel.
If it is an antique or light aircraft it might have a tail wheel.
The tail wheel is of cast iron, with 130 cogs.
With nose high to insure that the tail wheel touched ground first, they made a perfect descent.
It bounced on the main gear then the tail wheel hit the ground and blew out.
It also had retractable landing gear, including the tail wheel.
The tail wheel dug into the ground and plowed a deep furrow.
For landing the tail wheel extended so it could land at a more level attitude.