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Tailwheel Checkout: What’s Good For You

Written by Thomas Turner

What’s required, and how does one teach mastery of a “conventional gear” airplane? This weekend, I’ll start checking out a friend in a tailwheel airplane...

Tailwheel Checkout Part 3: The First Lesson

Written by Thomas Turner

Barry had endured quite a bit of lecture to help prepare him for his tailwheel checkout -- eventually, though, we had to actually get into the airplane.

Tailwheel Checkout Part 2: 'What's A Groundloop?'

Written by Thomas Turner

Barry’s grin was so wide I swear I could see it from the back seat of the Bellanca Citabria.

Tailwheel Checkout #4: Crosswinds, The True Test

Written by Thomas Turner

Barry, friend and student who is working toward his tailwheel endorsement and the 10 hours of flight instruction required by insurance to fly as pilot-in-command of the Bellanca Citabria, took to rudder control and thinking ahead of the airplane pretty quickly... in calm wind conditions.

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Written by Thomas Turner

Far down on the list of national priorities, but still part of the collateral damage of the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks, is the backbone of general aviation as we in the United States know it -- the Fixed Base Operator.

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Aviation News

Tailwheel Checkout: What’s Good For You

Tailwheel Checkout Part 3: The First Lesson

Tailwheel Checkout Part 2: 'What's A Groundloop?'

Tailwheel Checkout #4: Crosswinds, The True Test

Supported by Fliers Like You

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