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Complete
Taildragger Course Outline:
We use our 8KCAB Super Decathlon for our basic
tailwheel training.
FLIGHT
# 1: (approximately 1 hour)
1. Climbing Dutch Rolls
2. Slow flight and turns
3. Critical attitude recoveries: Stalls (Power on and Gliding)
4. Deep (oscillation / rudder) Stalls
5. Introduce 1-turn spin
6. Practice takeoffs and landings
7. 180 degree gliding approach to land
FLIGHT
# 2: (approximately 1 hour)
1. Climbing Dutch Rolls
2. Review stall entry and recognition (Incipient and full)
3. One-Turn spin left and right
4. Spin orientation
5. Practice takeoffs and landings
6. Simulated off-airport emergency landing
FLIGHT
# 3: (approximately 1 hour)
1. Full aileron dutch rolls
2. Skidded turns
3. Incipient spin entries - accelerated spin recoveries
a. Skidding
turns (“under-the-botton”)
b. Slipping
turns (“over-the-top”)
4. Spin dynamics (Effects of power, aileron, rudder and elevator
in a spin).
5. Slips left and right
6. Practice takeoffs and landings
7. 180 degree gliding approach to land
FLIGHT
# 4: (approximately 1 hour)
1. Aerobatic style turns
2. Wing overs
3. Slipping turns left and right
4. Slipping stalls
5. Spirals and spiral recoveries
6. Review accelerated stalls
a. “Under-the-bottom” (skid) stalls
b. “Over-the-top” (slip) stalls.
7. Practice takeoffs and landings
8. 180 degree gliding approach to land
FLIGHT
# 5: (approximately 1 hour)
1. Turning dutch rolls
2. Review spins
3. Simulated control loss practice
a. Gliding
flight
b. Effects
of airspeed, flaps, wind. CG and weight on the glide
c. Full
/ Partial power failures
d. Aileron,
rudder, elevator, trim control failures
e. Emergency
decision making:
1.
Emergency descent
2.
Off airport landing
4. Review unusual attitudes - over banked recoveries
5. Slips to landing
6. Practice takeoffs and landings
FLIGHT
# 6: (approximately 1 hour)
1. Review dutch rolls and spins
2. Review stalls
3. Slips to landing
4. Practice takeoffs and landings
5. 180 degree gliding approach to land
FLIGHT
# 7: (approximately 1 hour)
1. Practice takeoffs and landings
2. 180 degree gliding approach to land
FLIGHT
# 8: (approximately 1 hour)
1. Practice takeoffs and landings
2. Slips to land
3. Go-Around from a slip to land
4. Wheel landings
FLIGHT
# 9: (approximately 1 hour)
1. Cross Wind Takeoff and landing
2. Wheel landings
3. Slips to land
4. Short / Soft field takeoff and landing
FLIGHT
# 10: (approximately 1 hour)
1. Practice takeoffs and landings
2. 180 degree gliding approach to land
INCLUDED:
- Spin Endorsement (CFI applicants only)
- Tailwheel endorsement (additional training may be required)
- FAA Wings (issued to qualifying pilots) and a flight review
PREREQUISITES: None
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