Tail Wheel Endorsement

[AH-1 Cobra Pilot]

After a long time flying, I finally got my tail wheel endorsement!  I highly recommend it to any pilot as a skill improving experience.  I recently read an article that said pilots who learn to fly in a tail dragger have an accident rate 60% lower.  I wonder if there is an accident reduction for pilots with tail wheel endorsements?  The article did not say...

I got the endorsement in a J-3 Cub and a Stearman from here:  https://ww2flighttraining.com/.  Kevin is a great instructor and takes you to several grass strips in the local area so you can get more diversified training.  He made it fun and interesting.  I don't think you can find anyone better.

[Jackk]

22 minutes ago, AH-1 Cobra Pilot said:

After a long time flying, I finally got my tail wheel endorsement!  I highly recommend it to any pilot as a skill improving experience.  I recently read an article that said pilots who learn to fly in a tail dragger have an accident rate 60% lower.  I wonder if there is an accident reduction for pilots with tail wheel endorsements?  The article did not say...

I got the endorsement in a J-3 Cub and a Stearman from here:  https://ww2flighttraining.com/.  Kevin is a great instructor and takes you to several grass strips in the local area so you can get more diversified training.  He made it fun and interesting.  I don't think you can find anyone better.

 First learned in a tailwheel, owned nothing but tailwheels too.

 

 I think accident rates largely are based on common sense / IQ which is mostly baked in and doesn’t  change 

[dkkim73]

36 minutes ago, AH-1 Cobra Pilot said:

After a long time flying, I finally got my tail wheel endorsement!  I highly recommend it to any pilot as a skill improving experience.  I recently read an article that said pilots who learn to fly in a tail dragger have an accident rate 60% lower.  I wonder if there is an accident reduction for pilots with tail wheel endorsements?  The article did not say...

I got the endorsement in a J-3 Cub and a Stearman from here:  https://ww2flighttraining.com/.  Kevin is a great instructor and takes you to several grass strips in the local area so you can get more diversified training.  He made it fun and interesting.  I don't think you can find anyone better.

Those programs and rates look pretty darn reasonable. Sounds like a nice vacation trip...

[toto]

7 hours ago, AH-1 Cobra Pilot said:

After a long time flying, I finally got my tail wheel endorsement!  I highly recommend it to any pilot as a skill improving experience.  I recently read an article that said pilots who learn to fly in a tail dragger have an accident rate 60% lower.  I wonder if there is an accident reduction for pilots with tail wheel endorsements?  The article did not say...

I got the endorsement in a J-3 Cub and a Stearman from here:  https://ww2flighttraining.com/.  Kevin is a great instructor and takes you to several grass strips in the local area so you can get more diversified training.  He made it fun and interesting.  I don't think you can find anyone better.

 Nice 

[Pinecone]

I don't have a tailwheel endorsement, but that is because I am grandfathered. One perk of being old. 

I have seen that program and thought it looked like fun.  Even though I am qualified to fly tailwheel, and even own one, I have thought about doing that course.

I really liked the idea of training to the WW2 syllabus

 

[icurnmedic]

Flying the j3 and sport cub has really rehashed my love for flying. 63 hrs tail wheel time in the last 12 months. Still like to go fast but there is something visceral about low and slow. Cheap fun too!

[Max Clark]

I've been doing my tailwheel while my O is in annual.

Flying the tailwheel is almost like learning to fly again. Flight characteristics, control inputs, and of course the different landings have been so much fun. I think any Mooney pilot has an advantage because we're used to being on the numbers for landing, tailwheel forces a similar precision and will develop better piloting skills.

It reminds me a lot of going to the Mooney PPP right after I finished my instrument. I was forced to fly entirely by hand without autopilot. I couldn't remember the last time I did that and really enjoyed it and took note of keeping my skills up.