Reply to thread

Message: [QUOTE="Lead Sled, post: 666475, member: 14276"] Excuse me, I'm still trying to wrap my brain around the concept of $100 an hour for a Champ. :eek: (I learned to fly in one. It cost me $4.00 an hour wet.) Flight time is still flight time and nothing says it has to be in something like a C-172. Do I think it's a good idea to get your tailwheel endorsement, do some towing and get as much glider time as you can? Yes, absolutely, without question. If I were king of the world I would make it mandatory for all pilots to spend time in a glider and get some taildragger time as well as some aerobatic training. The glider will teach you things about airmanship and finesse that you can not learn any other way. The taildragger will teach you what your feet are for. On top of that, you'll never have as much fun in anything with wings as you will in a glider. Cruising around in a Champ is a hoot as well. I've also done my share of towing gliders back when I was a Glider Club CFI and one of their tow pilots. It's not a very effective way to build time - a couple of 10ths at a time, but it's still worthwhile experience. At this point in your career, putting time in your logbook is your major goal. When it comes to getting that airline job, remember everyone at that level is pretty much equally qualified and basically a clone of everyone else. When I was hired by one of the majors, the fact that I had learned to fly and had a bunch of time in tail draggers and also had a glider rating set me apart from the crowd - go figure? (The chief pilot was a soaring enthusiast and he told me once that he could always spot guys with taildragger time when they flew a B727.) My advise for you guys wanting to break into the business is to concentrate on the "total package", not just the licenses, ratings, and flight time. 'Sled [/QUOTE]

Verification