Tailwheel endorsement

"Cub Driver" wrote in message
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We run 172s, an R182 and a Citabria. Most of the ab initios start
in the 172 and get the tailwheel training after they've done the
Private in the 172.

I wonder if I stumbled across the only airport in the world that still
does its primary training in taildraggers?

There are others, thank goodness.


Hampton Airport 7B3 in New Hampshire generally has two Cubs on the
line (this year just one). Everyone who learns to fly at 7B3 solos
first in the Cub. (Well, I suppose if somebody insisted on starting
out in one of the 172s, he could find an instructor to oblige him.)

The usual drill is then to segue into the 172 for high-faluting stuff
like radio work, ATC, and night landings. Personally, I was so
addicted to the Cub that I opted for a recreational license so I
wouldn't have to move, and at least one other pilot has followed me in
that decision. (Not the best one I ever made, perhaps.)



all the best -- Dan Ford
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