Quote Originally Posted by lnuss View Post
I don't think so. I think that's just looking for a loophole and can get you in trouble, both legally and operationally.

While I haven't seen an official FAA "opinion" on this, I'd be very surprised if a tail skid were not categorized under the tailwheel requirements, since the reason for having a tailwheel endorsement in the first place is to learn the behavior of an aircraft with the CG behind the main wheels, as opposed to the trigear location of the CG in front of the main wheels. It's to keep people out of trouble. There really IS a big difference.
That's my thinking also.