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Table 15: Transition training and aircraft wing loading
Stall speed Transition training
Knots Yes No Total
≥ 50 73 38 111
< 50 168 66 234
Total 241 104 345
Not statistically significant χ 2 =1.30, p = 0.25
Type of certificate
The type of certificate and transition training is found in Table 16 and Table 17.
This shows that the type of certificate an aircraft was built and operated under was
not associated with pilot transition training.
Table 16: Certificate aircraft built under and transition training
Certificate Transition training
Built Yes No Total
ABAA 94 31 125
Experimental 152 74 226
Total 246 105 351
Not statistically significant χ 2 = 2.42, p = 0.12
Table 17: Certificate aircraft operates under and transition training
Certificate Transition training
Built Yes No Total
ABAA 49 19 68
Experimental 197 85 282
Total 247 104 350
Not statistically significant χ 2 = 0.12, p = 0.72
Undercarriage configuration and transition training
Most pilots begin flying on fixed tricycle undercarriage aircraft. Additional skill is
required to operate tail wheel aircraft and, but probably to a lesser extent,
retractable undercarriage aircraft. The association between undercarriage
configuration and transition training is shown in (Table 18). This table excludes
helicopter and amphibious aircraft. The table below shows that owners of tail
wheel aircraft were more likely to undertake transition training than those with
fixed tricycle configurations. This is consistent with the fact that a tail wheel
undercarriage configuration is a specific design feature endorsement. In other
words, a person will have built or purchased a second-hand tail wheel aircraft and
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