Use a Skipper, C150/152/Tomahawk etc for most of the CFI or
commercial test and just use the complex as required is the
least expensive way to do it. But people's egos get in the
way and they want the size and power of the complex
airplane.


--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

--
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But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
some support
http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm
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"Capt. Mike" wrote in message
. ..
|R u paying for my training in a complex for all the other
required stuff ?
|
| easy with my money pal..
|
|
| "BTIZ" wrote in message
| newsdkwf.8776$V.3820@fed1read04...
| Show up with a Complex Aircraft and the Spin Endorsement
completed..
| If the Examiner REQUIRES the SPIN as part of the test..
then get a
| continuance letter specifying what is complete and what
is not complete
| and what needs to be accomplished to complete.
|
| It always boggles my mind.. it's the same as showing up
for a Commercial
| check ride in a non complex aircraft.. and swapping
aircraft for a couple
| of landings in complex aircraft... just do the whole
check ride in
| complex.
|
| BT
|
| "Peter Clark"
wrote in message
| ...
| On Sun, 08 Jan 2006 20:27:13 -0600, Rachel
wrote:
|
| Peter Clark wrote:
| Well, yes and no. The task (section XI, task G)
notes that an
| endorsement may be substituted for that task, but the
task is
| required. In the event of no endorsement (or the
examiner not
| substituting it), a spin-capable aircraft would be
required.
|
| If a complex aircraft is required for takeoffs and
landings, how would
| one manage that? I can't imagine bringing two aircraft
to FSDO (if a
| FSDO visit was required). Are any complex aircraft ok
to spin? The one
| I did my CFI in wasn't.
|
| I don't know about the complex aircraft question, but
I'm sure there's
| some way around it if you had to demonstrate them. How
about go to
| the FSDO, pick up the examiner, bring them back to your
home field for
| the spin portion of the exam? Or have your CFI ferry
the spin capable
| aircraft over to the airport the checkride was going to
take place in
| with you then disappear for a while you get the
checkride over with?
| Once the examiner is assigned, I presume it would be
fair game to ask
| them if they'd accept the endorsement so you can
arrange appropriate
| aircraft for all the pieces of the checkride?
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