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So I am a new CFI without a tailwheel endorsement. My friend owns a C185 TW that he wants to do his checkride in. I told him I'd do his commercial training for him. Is it possible for me to give him training in tricycle gear airplane (Piper archer) and he can do his checkride in the TW. If not what parts of his training can I or can I not do for him and which parts will have to be in the TW aircraft if that's what he chooses to do his checkride?

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  1. Mark Kolber on Apr 12, 2023

    You can definitely do the training in a nosegear. From a regulatory standpoint, he doesn’t need any tailwheel instruction in the taildragger.

    But…

    He needs to be proficient in all the tasks in his tailwheel.
    You need to be able to say he’s proficient to rake the checkride in the airplane of his choice. Take the tailwheel away. Would you be comfortable signing someone off to take a checkride in a Cirrus if all you’ve flown with him is in a 172?

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