Twin Cities Premier School For Flight Training

The tailwheel endorsement is proficiency-based, meaning there is no minimum hour requirement to earn your endorsement. That said, most pilots require a minimum of 5-10 hours to become proficient and comfortable in the airplane.

Required training for the tailwheel endorsement per 14 CFR § 61.31 consists of:

• Normal and crosswind takeoffs and landings

• Wheel landings

• Go-around procedures

Your tailwheel training will cover additional items to enhance your skills:

• Slow flight, power-on and power-off stalls, steep turns

• Short field and soft field takeoffs and landings

• Power-off 180-degree approaches and landings

• Takeoffs and landings in crosswinds greater than 10 knots

• Forward slips

• Grass strip operations