gkainz
Final Approach
In the vein of all the other "how long" questions, how many hours did it take to get your tail wheel endorsement, for those who are not grandfathered in?
Greg
Greg
Missa said:12 hrs and counting.... just looking for a strong crosswind and a greaser wheel landing.
Missa
gkainz said:In the vein of all the other "how long" questions, how many hours did it take to get your tail wheel endorsement, for those who are not grandfathered in?
Jeez, what kind of taildragger?jangell said:3.1 hours , 17 landings.
Missa said:just looking for a strong crosswind and a greaser wheel landing.
Missa
PA-12 Super CruiserKen Ibold said:Jeez, what kind of taildragger?
Well, everyone is different, but I would be hard-pressed to allow anyone to land my airplane who did not have at least 25 hours/150 landings in taildraggers. More if conditions were challenging.jangell said:I haven't flown a different tailwheel yet, So I'm hoping that the super cruiser was tricky enough so I won't get a rude awakening some day
Ken Ibold said:Well, everyone is different, but I would be hard-pressed to allow anyone to land my airplane who did not have at least 25 hours/150 landings in taildraggers. More if conditions were challenging.
gkainz said:In the vein of all the other "how long" questions, how many hours did it take to get your tail wheel endorsement, for those who are not grandfathered in?
Greg
jangell said:PA-12 Super Cruiser
I haven't flown a different tailwheel yet, So I'm hoping that the super cruiser was tricky enough so I won't get a rude awakening some day
Henning said:Hate to burst your bubble, but the PA-12 is very docile. Climb into a C-188 by yourself, and you will be in for an awakening, especially one where the tailwheel wires are loose and the detent is non existant.
bbchien said:4 hours with two different instructors. Tailwheel talent is a vanishing commodity. Have now got about 100 hours in the Cessna 140 and a variety of other types.
Henning said:Hate to burst your bubble, but the PA-12 is very docile. Climb into a C-188 by yourself, and you will be in for an awakening, especially one where the tailwheel wires are loose and the detent is non existant.
grattonja said:It took me around 5 hours in the Champ. Was up in it yesterday. After a bit more than a month, boy was I rusty! Amazing how much more stick and rudder skill is required to make that plane look good landing.
Jim G
Michael said:as opposed to the ever impressive belly landings.
Licketysplit said:Boy, that is an understatement.
The first hour in a C-188 made me look as if I'de never been in a taildragger, and that was after more that 50 hours in each of J-3, 7AC, GCBC, 8E, C-170 and over a 1000 in an M-4 maule. I like the 188.
Henning said:The Husky is ok if you have a Boll Weavil contract, outside of that it doesn't haul enough to make good money with anymore, maybe potatoes or sunflowers.