TAILWHEEL TO TANGO?

摘要

Q: Must a flight instructor hold a tail-wheel endorsement in order to conduct training in a tailwheel airplane? A: The answer to this question depends on what type of training is to be conducted. Keep in mind that the endorsements in FAR 61.31 are required to serve or act as pilot in command in various types of aircraft. If the instructor is not, or does not need to act as PIC, an endorsement is not required. To conduct a flight review for a current pilot in a tailwheel airplane, an instructor need not have a tailwheel endorsement. In this case, the pilot receiving the flight review can still act as PIC. If the pilot's flight review has expired, however, the instructor must serve as PIC and must therefore hold a tailwheel endorsement. The same is true if the instructor is to teach pilots seeking a tailwheel endorsement. Since the pilot training to receive a tailwheel endorsement does not have one, the instructor must have a tailwheel endorsement.