Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group (unknown)

Taildragger pilots know how to use a rudder. Many tricycle pilot only
think they know how to use a rudder.

Helen

Richard Williams wrote:
>
>
> Helen,
>
> What would make a transition to LSA (tricycle gear) easier for a pilot
> with tail dragger experience over one that has only flown tricycle gear?
>
> R. Williams
>
>
>
> *---------- Original Message -----------*
> From: Helen Woods <Helen_Woods@verizon.net>
> To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:38:08 -0500
> Subject: 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.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> *------- End of Original Message -------*
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