Is tailwheel endorsement really necessary?

[Tram]

Spend some time in a Jetstream 31 with no autopilot and no yaw damp, you will learn real quick how to use rudder.

Hehe.. The good ole 'Stream..

mcjohn - I dunno if your serious, as you never can tell on this board, butttt... http://www.boeing-727.com/Data/systems/infoyawdampers.html

Let's be fair: flying them is no great challenge. It's those few moments between flying and driving that build character.

Yeh, I almost said that..

 

[414Flyer]

Shorts 330 is also one that needs proper rudder usage to stay coordinated.

I used to be a feet on the floor pilot too, until I did air med flights in the SW in twin cessnas. The company was very big on rudder control in flight to keep the plane straight, so med crews did not get sick in turbulence.

 

[81Horse]

... Spend some time in a Jetstream 31 with no autopilot and no yaw damp, you will learn real quick how to use rudder. That or how to mop up the back of the plane after your passengers start revisiting their lunch.

Amen. When I flew with flat-footed FOs on the J31, I used to ask them to watch the wingtip sketching little ovals on the horizon; only active pressure on the pedals would quiet that motion down.

 

[Tram]

Yeh, it's amazing how little pressure it takes to keep the tail from dancing..

 

[Cat Driver]

Interesting reading this stuff about the use of rudder.

You wont live long flying one of these if you do not know how to use rudder.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e353/ChuckEllsworth/DSCF4393-b.jpg

 

[81Horse]

Now that's an airplane.

And a boat.

 

[Cat Driver]

" Now that's an airplane.

And a boat. "

Yup, and you had better understand the use of rudder.