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The tail of an airplane can and does sometimes hit the ground - usually on landings or simulated soft field takeoffs. Most of the time it is not hard enough to cause any real damage, but just in case one step in my pre-flight check is to look under the tail and sight down the bottom of the fuselage looking for wrinkles in the skin or rivits that aren't lined up. If you see that kind of damage, don't go flying.
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