Tailwheel Flight Log
Dedicated tailwheel flight log — totals, 90-day recency and landing counts computed live, private in your browser.
FAA 61.57 requires tailwheel passenger-currency landings to be made to a full stop, and many insurers want recent tailwheel time logged explicitly.
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⚠️ Not for operational decisions. This is a record-keeping and planning aid only — not certified avionics, not a source of regulatory truth. Always verify against official sources (FAA/EASA/DGCA) and your operator's approved documents before flying.
Disclaimer: This tool is for general informational and estimation purposes only and is not professional financial, tax, accounting or legal advice. All figures are estimates — verify with a qualified professional before making decisions. Read the full disclaimer.
A free tailwheel flight log that lives in your browser: log every flight in seconds, keep wheel landings vs three-point landings visible, and watch class-specific totals and 90-day recency update live. CSV export included, no account needed.
About Tailwheel Flight Log
A mixed logbook hides the numbers that matter to tailwheel pilots. FAA 61.57 requires tailwheel passenger-currency landings to be made to a full stop, and many insurers want recent tailwheel time logged explicitly. Here every entry is class-specific, so totals, landings and the 90-day recency window reflect only this kind of flying — and details like wheel landings vs three-point landings live in structured fields rather than the remarks column. Data stays in your browser, totals recompute on every keystroke, and the CSV export drops straight into your training or insurance file.
How to use Tailwheel Flight Log
- 1Add each flight with date, aircraft, route, time, landings and role.
- 2Check the live tiles: lifetime hours, last-90-day hours and night time.
- 3Export the CSV when a rating application, insurer or examiner asks for evidence.
Why use Tailwheel Flight Log?
- ✓Class-specific totals — only your tailwheel time feeds the numbers
- ✓Structured fields for wheel landings vs three-point landings
- ✓Rolling 90-day recency window recomputed on every entry
- ✓Private by design: localStorage only, one-click CSV export
- ✓Instant, offline-friendly — nothing to install
Frequently asked questions
Why do tailwheel landings need their own log?+
Two reasons: 14 CFR 61.57 requires the three 90-day landings to be to a FULL STOP in a tailwheel aeroplane when carrying passengers in one, and insurance policies routinely demand a minimum of recent tailwheel hours and landings. Tracking wheel vs three-point landings separately also shows checkout instructors exactly where your practice has gone.
How does the 90-day recency tile work?+
It sums the time of every logged flight dated within the preceding 90 calendar days and refreshes each time you open the tool. Pair it with the landing counts in your entries and you can see at a glance whether your class-specific passenger-carrying recency is comfortably alive or about to lapse — before you promise anyone a ride.
What happens to my entries if I clear my browser?+
Clearing site data or doing a full browser reset deletes locally stored entries — that is the price of a genuinely private, server-free design. Protect yourself with the one-click CSV download before any cleanup, OS reinstall or new laptop: re-importing your history later is far easier than reconstructing it from memory.
Can I get my data out if I switch tools later?+
Always — the CSV export is a complete, lossless dump of your tailwheel log, generated locally in one click. Import it into commercial logbook software, archive it in your records folder, or post-process it in a spreadsheet. No lock-in is a deliberate design decision: data you can't take with you isn't really yours.
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