Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group (unknown)

It certainly is easier to transition an taildragger pilot to and LSA
than a tricycle pilot. When I get the inevitable "How long is this
checkout going to take?" question I always respond by asking them if
they have any tailwheel time even though all of our LSA are tricycle.
Tailwheel pilots are a breeze to transition to an LSA while tricycle
pilots often take a bit of work.

Helen

Philip Palmer wrote:
>
>
> I used to instruct (almost 30 years ago) and I'd start my PP students
> out in a taildragger. It would take them about 10 hours to solo (or
> about the same number of hours for a tricycle gear aircraft. It was my
> experience that they had no problems landing a tricycle aircraft from
> the beginning because they had learned the proper use of the controls
> from the start.
>
> There's an old saying "If you can't dance, stay out of a taildragger."
> Most (not all) students can learn to dance, if they have to. Proper
> learning of the use of the rudders is Paramount. In today's modern
> tricycle aircraft, people forget what the rudders are for.
>
> My recommendation is start out in a taildragger and the other will be
> easier. You Will save yourself a lot of money.
>
> ex:
>
> 10 (est) hours to solo in a tricycle $1000 + $50 per hour for
> instructor = $1500.00
> 10 (est) hours for tail wheel endorsement $1000 + $50 per hour for
> instructor = $1500.00
> total expenditure = $3000.
>
>
> 10 (est) hours to solo in a taildragger (includes endorsement) $1000 +
> $50 per hour for instructor + $1500
> 1 (est) hours to transition to a tricycle gear aircraft $100.00 +
> $50.00 for instructor =$150.00
> total expenditure= $1650.00
>
> savings=$1350.00
>
> Kinda makes it worthwhile to start in a taildragger.
>
>
>
>
>

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