T-6/SNJ checkout... best school?

SparrowV12 · **Posted:** Mon May 13, 2013 12:22 am

Try Robbie Gordon and Dan Vance in Santa Rosa, CA. They offer the whole course, Stearman, T6 and P-51. The Mustang is Lady Jo and I think Dan & Robbie have a website up through which they can be contacted.

C45 driver · **Posted:** Mon May 13, 2013 8:10 am

Scott 'Gunny' Perdue wrote:

An Eagle Flying Museum has a formal program in Mineral Wells, TX

http://eagleflyingmuseum.org

gunny

DANG - ya beat me to it!

EFM has a C-45 too...

Carry on!
Mark

Dave Hadfield · **Joined:** Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:31 pm **Posts:** 1672

The Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association, in Tilsonburg, Ontario, Canada specialize in this.

Dave

mrindian · **Joined:** Sat Aug 18, 2012 7:29 pm **Posts:** 6

A great instructor for personal hands on instruction who is located in Southern California:

http://www.aviatorflighttraining.com/
http://www.aviatorflighttraining.com/

They have the following planes:
170 - Great for initial tail wheel instruction / endorsement
Stearman - Start with the Primary trainer
SNJ-5 - move up to the Advanced Trainer
Great Lakes Biplane - Upset / Aerobatic Training

You can give the owner Daniel Wotring a call at 714-423-4440

PHague · **Joined:** Tue Jun 12, 2012 11:59 am **Posts:** 33

Thanks everyone for the info! Looking forward to cracking the books! (Guess that shows old age!)

Peter

FG1D Pilot · **Joined:** Fri Mar 04, 2005 10:42 am **Posts:** 450

We do as well.
http://www.cavanaughflightmuseum.com/in ... wbtraining

Fearless Tower · **Joined:** Thu May 26, 2011 5:14 pm **Posts:** 365

Where are you located?

In addition to the ones already mentioned, there are a few good independent operators who do training that I have worked with. One is Atlantic Air at New Bedford:
http://atlanticairllc.com/aircraft.htm
Jonathan Govednik is an excellent instructor and very reasonable rate. He does initial tailwheel endorsemnts in the 170 as well.

There is also a group down in the Norfolk, VA area....bunch of Navy Hornet guys that just started offering training in an SNJ and an L39 this year. Their rates are extremely reasonable. I have their contact info if you need.

If you are in SoCal, Daniel Wotring just started doing instruction in an SNJ as well. Based at FUL.

If you are looking for a 'school' where you are going to travel and lend several days training/flying, I'd go with Gunny at the EFM.

Ken · **Posted:** Fri May 17, 2013 7:28 am

Fearless Tower wrote:

There is also a group down in the Norfolk, VA area....bunch of Navy Hornet guys that just started offering training in an SNJ and an L39 this year. Their rates are extremely reasonable. I have their contact info if you need.

Please post or PM, thanks.

Fearless Tower · **Joined:** Thu May 26, 2011 5:14 pm **Posts:** 365

Ken wrote:

Fearless Tower wrote:

There is also a group down in the Norfolk, VA area....bunch of Navy Hornet guys that just started offering training in an SNJ and an L39 this year. Their rates are extremely reasonable. I have their contact info if you need.

Please post or PM, thanks.

Will do.....I am on travel right now and the info is at work. If I don't get it by next Wed, feel free to PM me to remind me.

Lynn Allen · **Posted:** Fri May 17, 2013 3:14 pm

FG1D Pilot wrote:

We do as well.
http://www.cavanaughflightmuseum.com/in ... wbtraining

I'll 2nd Doug here they offer a top notch ops and Chuck Gardner is a 1st class IP in the T-6. I'm on my 2nd tour of duty with Chuck building time in the T-6...

Lynn

PHague · **Joined:** Tue Jun 12, 2012 11:59 am **Posts:** 33

Thanks everyone for helping me in my search! I've decided to go with Warbird Adventures in Kissimmee FL. Thom Richards comes very highly recommended by a number of WIX people and a number of T-6 Pilots and owners!

I'll be going to FL in June and I look forward to relating my experience at taming the Texan!

By the way... I'm looking for Naval Aviation flying equipment from 1938-1942 era. I'm looking put together a complete set of equipment.

Let me know and stand-by for a full report from Kissimmee!

Peter

Fearless Tower · **Joined:** Thu May 26, 2011 5:14 pm **Posts:** 365

Ken wrote:

Fearless Tower wrote:

There is also a group down in the Norfolk, VA area....bunch of Navy Hornet guys that just started offering training in an SNJ and an L39 this year. Their rates are extremely reasonable. I have their contact info if you need.

Please post or PM, thanks.

Here is the group in the Hampton Roads area:

www.combinedaerospace.com

Saville · **Joined:** Tue Jun 28, 2005 8:45 am **Posts:** 518

If you don't go to an "all in one" shop, you might consider getting your tailwheel endorsement in a J-3 Cub. That's the way I did it and it has a few advantages:

1) Often much cheaper

2) You sit in the back seat - thereby exposing you to the "long nose, cannot see" universe right from the start

3) pretty simple airplane - you can focus on those wheelies.

4) Total gas to fly........

5) .......especially with the door open.

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