Tail wheel Training Endorsement: Flying Lesson # 1 | Citabria | Camden (YSCN)
Well, I'm pretty excited about today's lesson! I'm up at Camden airport (YSCN) in the south-west of Sydney and about to experience a number of flying firsts. Not only will I be flying out of a new airport at a new flight school with a new instructor, but it will also be the first time I will have flown in a controlled airspace environment.
However, the main reason I'm here is to fly the impressive Bellanca citabria with the aim of obtaining my tail wheel endorsement.
I've read up on tail draggers, there quirky ground handling characteristics and the dreaded 'ground loop', so I must admit I'm feeling a little nervous about today's first lesson. But I have also read that tail draggers will make you a better pilot - which sounds good to me.
So with that said, lets jump into the cockpit and find out what all the fuss is about .....
ABOUT ME:
I'm a student pilot learning to fly in my spare time. I originally received 30 hours of flying instruction 17 years ago and now I'm back in the cockpit and learning how to fly all over again.
Currently flying out of Wollongong (YWOL) in light sport aircraft such as the Jabiru and Pipestrel alpha with Fly Illawarra, and also at Camden (YSCN) with Curtis aviation in the Citabria.
Fly Illawarra: www.flyillawarra.com.au/
Curtis aviation: www.curtisaviation.com.au/
8 апр 2017
