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Old 19th Mar 2015, 15:09
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FAA tailwheel in europe

Hi guys

as per title,I need to get an FAA tailwheel rating in europe,since I'll be flying a N- registered plane across europe and can't use my national licence/rating.

does anyone know a CFI that could do it in europe?

many thanks

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Old 19th Mar 2015, 15:16
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PM Genghis the Engineer, he might know something about this, as it could relate to England, anyway...
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Ifitaunboeing on here is an FAA Master CFI and an all round nice chap who I am sure would be able to help you out.

Ghengis is not an FAA CFI to my knowledge he is just a UK/EASA CRI.
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The endorsement has to be signed by an FAA certified flight instructor under part 61.31
There are a few exemptions though:

If you have tailwheel experience prior to the 1991 cut-off then no endorsement is required.
If you should happen to have a tail-skid rather than tailwheel, you are also technically exempt.
I believe the FAA also occasionally grant authorisations if you have significant tailwheel experience under another licence authority. Contact a FSDO for advice on this.

Otherwise you need to find a CFI who is also tailwheel authorised. Maybe you could combine it with a BFR.
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I did an FAA BFR over here (SE England), a couple of years ago, with a chap called George Capon - since I did it in a Super Cub I also got the tailwheel signed off.

It was a couple of years ago, so I don't have current contact details - though, I believe, he may be on the AOPA UK Instructor Committee (so they may be able to put you in touch).

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Old 20th Mar 2015, 10:36
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Thanks guys for the info.

anything around italy/france/austria/switzerland/southern germany?

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Old 20th Mar 2015, 23:28
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Originally Posted by bose-x
Ifitaunboeing on here is an FAA Master CFI and an all round nice chap who I am sure would be able to help you out.

Ghengis is not an FAA CFI to my knowledge he is just a UK/EASA CRI.
True enough, although I do do some instructing in a club where our CFI is also an FAA CFI. However, he and I have both been looking for a tailwheel trainer we can use recently, and not finding something suitable for our needs - so I still can't help.

Thanks for thinking of me anyhow.

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Old 21st Mar 2015, 01:36
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I would have been happy to have done a TW endorsement in my Scottish based TW Maule had I not failed my FAA CFI checkride this past Monday
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Not sure this is helpful, but there's a guy in Belgium who does FAA tailwheel checkouts...
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Hi, I could do it for you, as long as you have an airplane to do it on.
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Lewis Kennington who lives in the Yorkshire area is able to do it

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He does quite a lot of this sort of thing. He also doesn't charge any rip of prices either. He also more than happy to travel anywhere for little more than costs.
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