Originally Posted by
Whopity
In all fairness, in the UK a CRI may train for both EASA and UK National Differences where, Schedule 8 of the ANO lists the differences for a UK SSEA rating and includes:
And whilst I didn't train him myself, I do know somebody who got his NPPL(SSEA) in an Auster, and had to get signed off for tricycle to fly a C172.
Common sense also says that nosewheel and tailwheel aeroplanes absolutely do not fly the same near the ground - particularly on take-off, and no sensible aeroplane owner (or, likely, insurer) would ever allow a pilot with only tailwheel time to fly a tricycle aeroplane without training in how to fly a tricycle aeroplane. The regulations were clearly written by somebody who assumes that nobody ever trains in a taildragger!
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