If you need to find someone to get some dual in type or similar contact the EAA. They have a listing of flight technical advisors that should be able to help you out. As far as getting similar training flying a rv and doing no flap approaches would help. It's my opinion and the opinion of some very high time tail wheel pilots that if you're not slipping it on approach then the approach was set up wrong. Low powered approaches will KILL YOU! Remember altitude is your friend and a good forward slip will bleed off your altitude in a hurry.
Also contrary to the popular belief you DO need a tailwheel endorsement to fly tailwheel experimental aircraft. You will find this in your aircraft's operating limitations which were established during you flight test phase and are indeed in effect after you've flown off your 40 hours. You'll find wording in your operating limitations that reads something similar to: "The pilot-in-command of this aircraft must, as applicable, hold an appropriate category/class rating, have an aircraft type rating, have a flight instructor's logbook endorsement or possess a "Letter of Authorization" issued by an FAA Flight Standards Operations Inspector" Bill Zink Columbus, OH > That is great advise, but where do you get a short coupled, high > performance > two place with dual control, that someone will let you get time in? I am > not advocating this, but I had 155 hours of almost nothing but C-150 time > along with a 5 hour course in a Citabria where I never got to take off or > land and some time in a Champ, courtesy of a friend. That was all I could > get before I had to teach myself to fly a conventional gear KR2. You just > have to do what you can do. Everything helps, but in the end, you will > just > have to take the bull by the tail and do it. > > > > Unless, Bill Clapp puts in Dual Controls and you can get him to come and > give you some dual training. Even then, it won't be just like your KR is > going to be. That is why, the more you can get in anything that will fly, > the better off you will be. > > > > I have been getting some stick time with a friend in a nice RV, following > along on take off and landing and then flying. However, he always lands > slow > with full flaps, well that ain't gonna be the same as landing in a hot KR > in > ground affect, with no flaps or other drag devices. > > > > Oh, and it is not an FAA requirement for experimental's. Maybe it should > be > but it is not. > > > > See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics > > See you in Mt. Vernon - 2006 - KR Gathering > > There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for > building > is OVER. > > Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC > > -------Original Message------- > > Besides it being an FAA > > requirement that you be checked out in kind and type, you will hurt > > yourself or tear up 10 years worth of work..... > > The experimental ranks are full of some of the most helpful people in > > the world. Find a short coupled two place and get some dual before > > you try this.............. > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
