FAA Tailwheel Endorsement Guide
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The FAA tailwheel endorsement is one of the most commonly searched aircraft endorsements because pilots know they need it before acting as PIC in a tailwheel airplane, but they do not always remember where it sits in AC 61-65K. In Simply Endorsed, tailwheel lives inside the broader aircraft-endorsement group with complex, high-performance, and high-altitude endorsements.
A.75 is the specific AC 61-65K tailwheel endorsement, but the surrounding aircraft-endorsement group is useful because pilots often compare it with adjacent aircraft endorsements during transition training. This page is a quick summary, and the main Simply Endorsed lookup tool is where you can search the full AC 61-65K library when you need the broader context.
Relevant endorsements
To act as PIC in a complex airplane
Required before acting as PIC in a complex airplane.
To act as PIC in a high-performance airplane
Required before acting as PIC in a high-performance airplane.
To act as PIC in a pressurized aircraft capable of high-altitude operations
Required before acting as PIC in a pressurized aircraft capable of high-altitude operations.
To act as PIC in a tailwheel airplane
Required before acting as PIC in a tailwheel airplane.
Reference aid only. Verify the aircraft, the pilot's certificate path, current regulations, and current FAA guidance before using any aircraft-specific endorsement, including tailwheel.
Compare the full aircraft endorsement group
Tailwheel is one aircraft endorsement. Use the broader aircraft endorsement hub to compare it with complex, high-performance, and high-altitude signoffs.