AH-1 Cobra Pilot Posted October 30 Report Posted October 30 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. 4
Jackk Posted October 30 Report Posted October 30 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 Posted October 30 Report Posted October 30 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... 2
toto Posted October 30 Report Posted October 30 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 Posted October 31 Report Posted October 31 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 Posted 6 hours ago Report Posted 6 hours ago 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! 1
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