tailwheel endorsement

Student pilot does not need the tailwheel endorsement for
solo, student pilots are exempt from 61.31 because they are
covered by 61.87. However a rated pilot, whether they have
category and class, will require the 61.31 endorsement for
solo.



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"Peter Duniho" wrote in
message ...
| "T o d d P a t t i s t"
wrote in message
| ...
| 61.31(d) (2) is the catchall for training when a
"student"
| already has another rating and it "authorizes someone
other
| than the holder of a Student Pilot certificate to have
solo
| privileges in an aircraft for which they are not
otherwise
| qualified (rated, endorsements, etc)?"
|
| Actually, it's 61.31(d)(3), but close enough. For
some reason I just
| wasn't seeing it. 61.31(d)(2) applies when the pilot is
being supervised
| while receiving training.
|
| [...]
| Note the"or" in the middle. Personally, I think the
correct
| procedure is to make all the required signoffs before
solo.
|
| I'm still not sure. Being shown the regulation that
allows solo
| endorsements for non-student pilots was helpful, but it
still doesn't
| address the question about whether the 61.31(i)
endorsement is required for
| solo in a tailwheel aircraft (for example).
|
| Furthermore, now I'm a bit confused as to why the solo
flight
| privilege/requirements section in 61.87 is needed, given
that 61.31(d)(3)
| exists. Not that I've ever held any misconception that
the FARs are always
| consistent and non-redundant, but still. It seems like a
general-purpose
| regulation that covers all people, regardless of what
pilot certificate they
| hold, would be sufficient. And 61.31(d)(3) seems to cover
this to some
| extent (to be more complete, a one-size-fits-all
regulation would carry the
| additional training requirements that would not have been
covered by
| whatever pilot certificate is already held, if any).
|
| Anyway, the bottom line here is that I'm still not seeing
the resolution to
| the ambiguity about whether the 61.31(i) endorsement is
required for solo
| flight (by a student pilot or otherwise).
|
| Pete
|
|