Finally did it ... TW endorsement

Post by **Spike** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 6:50 am

I finally finished up the tail wheel endorsement this past weekend. The mount of choice was a really cherry Bellanca Decathlon. That was fun!

One thing I found slightly humorous was that 2 weekends ago I took a new Cirrus G5 out for a spin with a local rep for a few hours and found that the Cirrus was harder to taxi than the Decathlon.

I think the nose wheel RV guys might actually have a harder time with the free castering wheel than the tail wheel guys!

(of course you know I had to stir the pot)

Spike

clreding · Post by **clreding** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 7:14 am

Congratulations!!

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 8:18 am

Sweet Spike!! Glad to hear you got that done my friend!

painless · Post by **painless** » Tue Sep 24, 2013 10:38 am

Awesome!

Post by **bullojm1** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 8:51 am

Congrats on your new endorsement. I found my TW endorsement to be quite challenging. (I did mine in a Citabria based on KMTN)

Did the Decathalon have heel brakes? Those are a challenge in themselves - My legs hurt after every flight!

BSwayze · Post by **BSwayze** » Fri Sep 27, 2013 4:03 am

Way to go, Spike! That's really a great accomplishment, and I'm sure it was a lot of fun, too.

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Sat Sep 28, 2013 4:39 pm

Spike,

Congrats on learning what the footrests do!

Now, you KNOW!

CJ

Post by **Spike** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 12:58 pm

No heel brakes, thank goodness. Overall I am really glad i did it, it was quite fun. Ill own a TW some day, just not in the cards this time around.

John

Joe Parish · Post by **Joe Parish** » Wed Oct 02, 2013 5:27 pm

Congrats Spike! TW's are a lot of fun. I was planning on building one but had a change of heart. I want the 9 for x-country and do not need any added anxiety worrying about x-winds. I too will own one someday.