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Old 14th Dec 2006, 20:43
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heywatchthis
 
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What kind of Tailwheel aircraft do they use for training??

I did my initial training in a piper cub, then for PPL Cessna 172 and CPL did it all in the Cessna 180. So I got a bit of mix. My first 1200 hours of flying was dropping meat, and about 500 of that was in Tailwheels, 180/185 & T-Beaver. So it helped me get a start, apart from that there is not too many operators out there with tailwheels, unless you go AG.
Competent tailwheel pilots are a dying breed.

These days with the cost of flight training, my advice would be to take the most cost effective route, if that is in a dragger then score!
If not then do the rating for the experience, you will not be dissapointed!

Enjoy

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