Touch and Goes versus Full Stop Taxi Backs

"Icebound" wrote in message
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Because I have tried to find a similar tailwheel rule in the official
Canadian rules, and have been unable to do so.

AFAIK there is no tailwheel endorsement required by CARs in Canada. I did
all my PPL training in tailwheel but have no TW endorsement. Insurance
companies can require any training they like.

So, Canadians, are we supposed to log tail-wheel Touch-and-goes as
landings,
or NOT???

from the CARs
401.05(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Subpart, no holder of
a flight crew permit, licence or rating, other than the holder of a flight
engineer licence, shall exercise the privileges of the permit, licence or
rating unless
(a) the holder has acted as pilot-in-command or co-pilot of an aircraft
within the five years preceding the flight; or

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(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Subpart, no holder of a
flight crew permit or licence, other than the holder of a flight engineer
licence, shall exercise the privileges of the permit or licence in an
aircraft unless the holder

(a) has successfully completed a recurrent training program in accordance
with the personnel licensing standards within the 24 months preceding the
flight; and

(b) where a passenger other than a flight test examiner designated by the
Minister is carried on board the aircraft, has completed, within the six
months preceding the flight,

(i) in the case of an aircraft other than a glider or a balloon, in the same
category and class of aircraft as the aircraft, or in a Level B, C or D
simulator of the same category and class as the aircraft, at least

(A) five night or day take-offs and five night or day landings, if the
flight is conducted wholly by day, or

(B) five night take-offs and five night landings, if the flight is conducted
wholly or partly by night,

101.01 (1)

"landing" - means

(a) in respect of an aircraft other than an airship, the act of coming into
contact with a supporting surface, and includes the acts immediately
preceding and following the coming into contact with that surface,

IMHO it could be argued (by TC) that stopping is an act that immediately
follows the coming into contact with a supporting surface and that stopping
is a part of a landing. Do you want to hire a lawyer to argue that a stop
is not a part of a landing? Lawyers love unclear regulations, which is why
they write so many of them. I cannot cite legal opinion or case law. IMHO
making 5 full stop landings each 6 months is the prudent action before
carrying passengers.

IMHO tailwheel is not a separate class and the required 5 landings can be in
a tricycle gear or TW and would apply to skis but not floats. I do not know
what would be required for ampibious floats but would guess that 5 land + 5
water would be required. IMHO any of these required TO&landings can be dual
(with CFI) or solo.

Happy landings