Complex / High Performance / Low Performance

Brenor Brophy wrote:

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(f) Additional training required for operating high-performance airplanes.
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (f)(2) of this section, no person may
act as pilot in command of a high-performance airplane (an airplane with
an engine of more than 200 horsepower),

What does the training for the HP endorsement usually consist of?

Not much. You need to be able to discuss and demonstrate appropriate engine
management proceedures. That is, locate and use the correct procedures in the
POH. Since most high-performance aircraft also have a CS prop, the relationship
between RPM/MP/fuel flow will normally be emphasized. As will proper fuel since
many of these engines are high compression. Some knowldge of turbocharging and
fuel injection will normally be required.

Best regards,

Steve Robertson
N4732J 1967 Beechcraft A23-24 Musketeer

10Squared wrote:

Brenor Brophy wrote:

:
(f) Additional training required for operating high-performance airplanes.
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (f)(2) of this section, no person may
act as pilot in command of a high-performance airplane (an airplane with
an engine of more than 200 horsepower),

What does the training for the HP endorsement usually consist of?

Thankfully this is top posting in this thread, it takes to much scrolling to
get down to the arse of the thread.....
;)

So for a fifty hour pilot that wants to fly (+ homebuild...) a complex, high
performance aircraft from his back yard (the nicest thing about living on
160 acres, is being able to make a runway and a hanger!) the extra training
is not much?

Yet it allows so much extra take-off and landing performance, especially at
a summer density altitude of 5000 plus feet and a tiny little 330 metres or
1000 feet of runway?

If only I could find a nice amphibion set of floats for it......

;)
Peter


"Steve Robertson" wrote in message
...
Not much. You need to be able to discuss and demonstrate appropriate
engine
management proceedures. That is, locate and use the correct procedures in
the
POH. Since most high-performance aircraft also have a CS prop, the
relationship
between RPM/MP/fuel flow will normally be emphasized. As will proper fuel
since
many of these engines are high compression. Some knowldge of turbocharging
and
fuel injection will normally be required.

Best regards,

Steve Robertson
N4732J 1967 Beechcraft A23-24 Musketeer

10Squared wrote:

Brenor Brophy wrote:

:
(f) Additional training required for operating high-performance
airplanes.
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (f)(2) of this section, no person
may
act as pilot in command of a high-performance airplane (an airplane
with
an engine of more than 200 horsepower),

What does the training for the HP endorsement usually consist of?

In article , 10Squared
wrote:

What does the training for the HP endorsement usually consist of?

Meeting the minimum insurance requirements. ;-))

10Squared wrote:

Brenor Brophy wrote:


:
(f) Additional training required for operating high-performance airplanes.
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (f)(2) of this section, no person may
act as pilot in command of a high-performance airplane (an airplane with
an engine of more than 200 horsepower),


What does the training for the HP endorsement usually consist of?

For me it was a couple of patterns in my Skylane.


Matt