Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group (unknown)

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



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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)

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>
> 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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