New Pilot

[whistlingdeath77]

Congrats! I just started as well. I've got 2 hours ground school and 2 hours flight time but its a start. So much money

[whistlingdeath77]

Next week will get me up to 3 hours and I have to get my books in

[AHancock51]

Next week will get me up to 3 hours and I have to get my books in

Great!! Way to go!!

[whistlingdeath77]

Long way to go

[AHancock51]

Long way to go

Trust me, it'll go by fast! Around ~10hrs. or so, you will get that pilot sense/instinct kicking in. Makes everything much easier!

[DH82EH]

Sounding great Austin!
Soon you'll even forget how to spell C-172 never mind make comparisons to it!
Once I started flying tailwheel I decided that I never need to fly a trike again .

What are the FAA requirements for tailwheel?
In Canada you don't need an endorsement. Usually the limiting factor is the insurers requirements. Legally, someone with a tailwheel airplane could do their ab initio training in it. (I think it would make for better pilots)

Keep having fun!

Andy

[AHancock51]

Sounding great Austin!
Soon you'll even forget how to spell C-172 never mind make comparisons to it!
Once I started flying tailwheel I decided that I never need to fly a trike again .

What are the FAA requirements for tailwheel?
In Canada you don't need an endorsement. Usually the limiting factor is the insurers requirements. Legally, someone with a tailwheel airplane could do their ab initio training in it. (I think it would make for better pilots)

Keep having fun!

Andy

No worries, the 172 is but a distant memory now! HAHA. I really do like tailwheel better.

Here is the states, the FAA likes 10hrs w/ minimum of 100 takeoffs/landings before CFI sign-off. I don't ***think*** this is a rule, but rather a suggestion. Could be wrong, though. The whole goal of the FAA is to have the pilot signed off when they are competent, which could be either 5 or 50 hours...lol.

I'm loving this!

[Thomas_Mac]

Hey Austin, great reading your updates!

[AHancock51]

Hey Austin, great reading your updates!

Thanks a million! Love to post them and discuss flight with others.

[airknocker]

Here is the mighty FAR 61.31(i):


(i) Additional training required for operating tailwheel airplanes. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (i)(2) of this section, no person may act as pilot in command of a tailwheel airplane unless that person has received and logged flight training from an authorized instructor in a tailwheel airplane and received an endorsement in the person's logbook from an authorized instructor who found the person proficient in the operation of a tailwheel airplane. The flight training must include at least the following maneuvers and procedures:

(i) Normal and crosswind takeoffs and landings;

(ii) Wheel landings (unless the manufacturer has recommended against such landings); and

(iii) Go-around procedures.

(2) The training and endorsement required by paragraph (i)(1) of this section is not required if the person logged pilot-in-command time in a tailwheel airplane before April 15, 1991

[AHancock51]

Here is the mighty FAR 61.31(i):


(i) Additional training required for operating tailwheel airplanes. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (i)(2) of this section, no person may act as pilot in command of a tailwheel airplane unless that person has received and logged flight training from an authorized instructor in a tailwheel airplane and received an endorsement in the person's logbook from an authorized instructor who found the person proficient in the operation of a tailwheel airplane. The flight training must include at least the following maneuvers and procedures:

(i) Normal and crosswind takeoffs and landings;

(ii) Wheel landings (unless the manufacturer has recommended against such landings); and

(iii) Go-around procedures.

(2) The training and endorsement required by paragraph (i)(1) of this section is not required if the person logged pilot-in-command time in a tailwheel airplane before April 15, 1991

Bing bing! Thanks!

[whistlingdeath77]

Well, 3 hours ground school and 3 hours flight logged. The 172 is my best friend right now....actually, my only friend!

[AHancock51]

Well, 3 hours ground school and 3 hours flight logged. The 172 is my best friend right now....actually, my only friend!

LOL, sometimes, the Cessna can be a foe as well.

[whistlingdeath77]

Personally, I love a low wing better like a Cherokee. I've got some time in that and to me everything seems smoother. I have to train on a high wing,( that's what he has,) and I'm constantly trimming the darn thing