Wed, Dec 12, 2007
DPE Flies Out Of Mid-Way Airport Near DFW
American Legend Aircraft Company announced this week the
planemaker has partnered with a local FAA Designated Pilot Examiner
and Certified Flight Instructor to provide tailwheel instruction
specific to the operation of the Legend Cub. Carol Walker operates
a flying school in Midlothian, TX, a short 100-mile trip southwest
of Legend's headquarters in Sulphur Springs. She specializes in
tailwheel instruction and Sport Pilot training.
Walker is an FAA designee of the Dallas Flight Standards
District Office (FSDO). As a full time flight instructor, Walker
provides tailwheel instruction and private pilot check rides. She
performed the majority of her private and commercial training in
tailwheel aircraft. Walker has flown over 4,000 hours in over 40
different types of tailwheel aircraft. She presently operates a
150-horsepower Citabria, based on Mid-Way Regional Airport (JWY)
serving Waxahachie and Midlothian, as well as the greater Dallas
area.
Those qualification make Walker amply qualified to instruct in
the tailwheel-equipped Legend Cub, according to American Legend.
Operating tailwheel aircraft like the Piper-inspired Legend Cub
(a.k.a. taildragger or conventional gear aircraft) requires a
tailwheel endorsement as specified by Federal Aviation Regulation
(FAR) section 651.31(i).
As many pilots know, a tailwheel endorsement is both a
specialization and a privilege... and gives the holder a certain
amount of "bragging rights" among their nosewheel-only flying
brethren. Tailwheel instruction means the pilot must learn to
coordinate rudder and aileron inputs with greater finesse --
especially on takeoff and landing -- to control headwind, tailwind
and crosswinds.
"Students are often rapt by the differences in flying a
tailwheel aircraft," Walker said. "They tell me this is what real
flying feels like. Operating a nosewheel aircraft is simply driving
the airplane."
American Legend Aircraft Company manufacturers the Legend Cub,
Legend FloatCub, Legend Combat, and Legend Cub Special -- all
FAA-certified aircraft for sport, recreation and training.
According to the most recent sales figures available, the Legend
Cub is the most popular American-manufactured light-sport
aircraft.
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