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
Finally did it ... TW endorsement
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Finally did it ... TW endorsement
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Current Build: 2 years into a beautiful little girl
Current Build: 2 years into a beautiful little girl
Awesome!
Jeff Orear
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RV6A N782P
Hatz Classic, Welding fuselage
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Peshtigo, WI
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!
Did the Decathalon have heel brakes? Those are a challenge in themselves - My legs hurt after every flight!
Mike Bullock
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RV-7 | Superior IO-360 | Whirlwind 200RV
Garmin GTN650 | GRT Dual Sport SX EFIS
Status: FLYING!
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RV-7 | Superior IO-360 | Whirlwind 200RV
Garmin GTN650 | GRT Dual Sport SX EFIS
Status: FLYING!
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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
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Current Build: 2 years into a beautiful little girl
Current Build: 2 years into a beautiful little girl
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