FFF:. .. .You have hit the nail right on the head, all I would like to add is there is no real average time to learn a new skill, it will vary from person to person as there are to many factors that come into it.. .. .What is important in this flying game is learning it right the first time around.. .. .When a person decides to learn some new skill you should make sure the instructor that is going to teach you knows not only how do it but how to teach it. . .. .So ask for and look around for the best instructor you can find.. .. .When I teach tailwheel flying the first thing I do is have them run the whole lenght of the runway with the tail in the air until they can S turn back and forth across the center line with ease. ( the runway high speed runs reinforce the use of rudder to control yaw, usually about one to two hours will do the job, sometimes 1/2 hour will do it.) Then we go flying.. .. .First they must master wheel landings then I teach three point.. .. .Have fun:. .. ........................ . <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" /> The hardest thing about flying is knowing when to say no. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" />