"Morgans" wrote in message
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"Robert M. Gary" wrote

Ok, so if you come in and want to rent a C-172 but have never flown
with a 430 should I require you to do a 5 hour training course?

Apples vs. oranges, to me, with that comparison.

A fancy GPS is not necessary to fly VFR in _any_ airspace, while a
transponder is. (in some airspace)

I have to agree that a 5 minute, or even 10 minutes (if it takes that
long) lesson on the transponder should be included in a checkout.

Sounds like about 4.5 to 9.5 minutes too long. Even a GTX 330 is not all
that complicated. Instead of a 4 position function switch, you have 4
buttons. Instead of 4 code knobs, you have 8 buttons. You have an ident
button just like any other xponder and a VFR button which resets to 1200.
All of the buttons on the right can be ignored for basic operation.