Heavy Tailwheel Training

The US Air Force is seeking vendors to provide comprehensive tailwheel flight training services. The training program should include a minimum of 20 hours of tailwheel flight training and must follow the Air Force-provided written syllabus and flight procedures. The provider must be able to concurrently support a minimum of 2 students at once in all phases of training and must have prior experience training Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel in tailwheel aircraft. The selected provider will be evaluated on the following key criteria: the training program, provider's experience, instructor qualifications, and ability to support multiple students. • The training program must include a minimum of 20 hours of tailwheel flight training. • The provider must be able to concurrently support a minimum of 2 students at once in all phases of training. • The provider must have prior experience training Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel in tailwheel aircraft. • All instructors must have a minimum of 1,500 hours tailwheel time and 1,000 hours in AT-802 or similar aircraft.