Eric,

two hours at the very max, more like one hour, for subsequent VFR
flying. There's nothing special to it at all. Docile, in fact very nice
handling, GREAT visibility. It's got a center stick, so that might
throw you off a bit, depending on what you have flown before (my
background is gliders, so it was easy). Other than that, it's all
standard. Much, much nicer in every regard when compared to a 172,
PA-28 or anything like that. The two rental checkouts I have done so
far (one being my first flight in the aircraft apart from a sales demo)
took an hour. Then again, I tend to prepare for these by studying the
manual well in advance and such.

As for the SR-20, well, I found that one real easy to fly, too. It's
more a systems checkout there, from my point of view, with the Avidyne
Entegra being different enough to require quite some time. Of course,
the same would be true for the G1000, even more so, from what I read
(haven't flown it).

And for both aircraft, I wouldn't take them into the clouds right after
checkout.

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Thomas Borchert (EDDH)