![]() ![]() ![]() Would I give dual in a (single engine) airplane I have little or no experience with? It depends on the airplane, how well I know the person flying, and how well they know the airplane. Having a flight instructor rating helped get me some of these jobs but my task was not that of an instructor in most cases. Some of the experience has been obtained on my dime, some of it has been at the expense of others because they want me to fly their airplane for one reason or another. Other times I've declined.Ĭlick to expand.I'm not sure what being affiliated with an FBO has to do with gaining experience to be versatile? In my experience, the typical FBO flight instructor probably doesn't have a ton of experience flying anything beyond what is available for rent there, unless they go out seeking (and paying for) the experience.Īll my unique flying experience has been obtained outside the FBO environment. I've done that many times since at least a brief check flight with the owner (or another instructor, based on the pilot's level of experience and how complex I feel the airplane is) and then off we go. Did a landing or two and off we went again for the FR. ![]() My response was, "Sure, but you have to teach me how to fly it first." So up we went, me flying with he demonstrating and explaining. The first time I was asked to teach in an unfamiliar aircraft, a friend (not a CFI) asked me to give him a FR in his RV6A. OTOH, I tend to get comfortable fairly quickly. My standing policy is not to instruct in an airplane I would not feel ok flying myself. That's not to say there aren't exceptions where, after the short flight, I said I needed to decline or did not feel comfortable until after a substantially longer checkout. rather than any native flying talent (I don't think I have any), it's that large group that has led me to feel comfortable in a new type rather quickly. I've found, and I think others also, that transitions get easier the more you do you kind of start to recognize the similarities and get a chance to concentrate on the relative handful of differences. I think I once counted more than 30 different makes/models, from that Tomahawk to Bonanzas to LSAs - all singles. And pretty much continued, although at a less brisk pace. I trained in a Tomahawk and withing just over 2 months after getting my private, was checked out a PA28, C172 and C152. I'm not a particularly high-time pilot but from the time of my student pilot training have enjoyed flying different types. Long explanation: I hope I say this right because it's not quite as easy as it may sound. ![]() Click to expand.The short answer: I agree with you. ![]()
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