Tailwheel Endorsement Log

Training in tailwheel aeroplanes, working through wheel landings (unless contraindicated), three-point landings and go-around procedures, concluded by a logbook endorsement from an authorized instructor certifying proficiency. no checkride — instructor endorsement only, grandfathered if you logged tailwheel PIC before April 15, 1991. There is no minimum hour requirement in the rule itself — proficiency is the standard — but insurers frequently impose their own minimum dual hours, which is why the running dual-time total here matters beyond the legal endorsement.

Legally no — the 61.31-style endorsement doesn't lapse. Practically, maybe: after long inactivity, clubs and insurers commonly require a re-checkout with an instructor, and proficiency itself fades faster than paperwork. The stage field here separates original training, the endorsement flight and recurrent practice, so the full arc stays readable years later.

It varies with background, but common ranges are 5–15 hours for tailwheel, 3–10 for complex or high-performance, and longer for weather-dependent specialities like mountain flying. Insurance minimums often exceed the proficiency point — many tailwheel policies want 10 hours dual even if your instructor endorses at 6 — so check your policy before assuming the endorsement alone unlocks solo privileges.

No account and no connection are needed once the page has loaded — all records are kept in local storage on your device and all calculations run in your browser. The trade-off is that data does not sync between devices, so export the CSV file when you want to move or archive your records.

A plain CSV with one row per entry and labelled column headers — the most portable format there is. Spreadsheets open it directly, every major electronic logbook can map it on import, and a printed copy is perfectly legible to a human reviewer. Nothing proprietary means your training record is never trapped here.