As with most of these types of questions, the answers are always more
complicated than we would like to think.

The guy that will impress me is the flight instructor that has over
1000 hrs of Tailwheel instruction given to primary students that has
never had an incident. This guy will probabaly have over 5000 Take offs
and landings in tailwheel aircraft while letting and inexpirenced pilot
handle the controls.

The guys that flys only tri-cycle gear aircraft and most of his time is
enroute flying doesn't impress me near as much as the guys the fly in
the pattern for hours on end in varity of aircraft.


Jay Honeck wrote:
Is it common or unusual?

We're not exactly long-term, but Mary and I haven't busted anything
yet, in 12 years and 1500+ hours...

(Knocking on wood, with my fingers crossed, and a rabbit's foot in my
pocket...)

;-)
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"