You are correct, my question was just weather it was legal, which I now know it is. I won't fly until I feel I am competent, but if I can get some training at the gathering I may be ready to go and not have a signoff. I still want the signoff even if I don't leagally need it.
Dana Overall wrote: > Todd, while your preferences for safe flight are well grounded, I > believe Brian's question related to whether it was legal to operate an > experimental class tailwheel airplane without the actual endorsement. > Does anyone have an FAR book handy to look up exemptions under section > K (I think). I have my high performance and complex but I don't > believe you have to have either endorsement to operate an experimental > class with >200HP or CS prop/and or gear. Without these exemptions, > it would hold true one would have to hold a complex endorsement to > operated a retractable gear KR. > > Todd, I agree wholeheartedly, get adequate training. > > Dana Overall > 1999 & 2000 National KR Gathering host > Richmond, KY > RV-7 slider/fuselage, Imron black, "Black Magic" > Finish kit ordered!! Buying Instruments. Hangar flying my Dynon. > http://rvflying.tripod.com > do not archive > > > > > >> From: Todd Servaes <tserv...@vfr.net> >> Reply-To: KR builders and pilots <kr...@mylist.net> >> To: KR builders and pilots <kr...@mylist.net> >> Subject: Re: KR>tailwheel training >> Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2003 15:33:41 -0700 >> >> Brian, >> >> By all means get adequate (probably more training than just enough >> for the endorsement) tailwheel training before proceeding with the >> testing of your KR. Limited tailwheel proficiency may even have been >> a contributing factor to your pedal failure. >> >> I have yet to fly a KR so I can not add a personal assessment, but >> every KR horror story I have heard or read has had an under trained >> (for this type of aircraft and flying) pilot or at least an under >> trained tailwheel pilot at the root; rather than a flaw in the KR >> design. Those that I have questioned who, like you, have sought >> meaningful and adequate training have all reported that the KRs are >> some of the most enjoyable planes that they have ever flown. >> >> I, despite being a pilot of very modest experience myself, am going >> to stick my neck out and give my personal list of training/experience >> goals before testing my own (still in many pieces) KR: >> >> 1) Tailwheel Checkout. ---Done. >> 2) Additional TW time in multiple airplanes. ---Done. >> 3) Glider training to at least solo, rating preferred. ---Solo Done. >> 4) Aerobatic and/or unusual attitude training of at least ten hours. >> ---Done to IAC Intermediate, which is more than needed but great fun. >> 5) Any flight time that I can beg or barter in any homebuilt. >> ---Continuing. >> 6) Since I have not stayed current, refresher time in 2-5 above in >> the weeks preceding the first time my KR moves under its own power. >> ---Lots of time left for this. >> >> Todd Servaes >> >> Brian Kraut wrote: >> >>> After I fix my rudder pedals tomorrow the only thing keeping me from >>> flying is a tailwheel endorsement. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Need more e-mail storage? Get 10MB with Hotmail Extra Storage. > http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es > > > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html >
