Welcome to FIG Aviation

Flying is a life-changing event. I want to help enhance your flying in any way possible. I can offer you tailwheel training, aerobatics, spin and/or upset training. I believe a big injustice is many pilots don't get to spin and have an unrealistic 'fear' of them. I would prefer pilots experience spins and know how to recover. I also ferry aircraft to suit your needs. Email: fly.fig.aviation@gmail.com. If on a mobile device, I suggest viewing the web version.

Master Index

• Accidents (Human Factors).
• Acronyms and Mnemonics for aviation 
• ACS - see Airman Certification Standards below.
• ADM (Aeronautical Decision Making).
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• Aerodynamics.
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• Vmc Demo (Multiengine).
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• Webinars and Seminars - Search FAA
• Weight and Balance.
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- Flying is great - improve every flight -

Tailwheel Training

Tailwheel aircraft open a new world of experiences and challenges.  A tailwheel will help you respect where your flight controls are and the environment (the wind).  Without doubt, tailwheels will make you a better pilot no matter what you fly.  I can help you get your tailwheel training and endorsement. 

Availability: On my AvCal - read-only but gives good insight to my overall schedule. 

Criteria (for endorsement):

• My criteria for the endorsement is performance, not hours.  There is no minimum time required even though schools will often set one.  If you handle a tailwheel well, you will require less time.
• Typically, it takes 7-12 hours (mostly traffic patterns).

Location: Currently at Meadow Lake (KFLY)

• Directions to the hangar (No 8) on Google Maps or image of map (with QR code).

Pricing:

• I don't want cost to be a barrier to improving your flying skills - currently, I charge...
• $290/hour for flight training (includes me and the airplane).
• $50/hour for ground training.
• If you use your own airplane, flight training remains at $50/hour.

References/Links:

• Great FAQs by Rich Stowell (suggest reading)
• Practice tailwheel skills in a nosewheel airplane. (Plane & Pilot)
• Taildraggers.com

Syllabus (these are rather generic but will be discussed pre-flight): 

• FIG Spin card
• FIG Tail card
• FIG Tail Handout

Videos

• Landing, how to (Patty Wagstaff).
• Tailwheels and crosswind - Part I
• Tailwheels and crosswind - Part II
• Taming the Taildragger (quite old, but valid) - Larry Bartlett

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