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"Peter R." wrote in message ... Gig 601XL Builder wr.giacona@coxDOTnet wrote: "xyzzy" wrote in message ... Newps wrote: Besides currency, there's initial checkout. I.e, the need for several dozen members who are current and checked out in Warriors, to have to do a one-time club checkout in the 172 (most likely a written quiz and 3-5 hours of dual) in order to get back the availability they had when it was an all-Warrior fleet. You may think it's trivial to transition from one to the other, and I would agree, but for insurance purposes the club may need to require more. If you are current in a Warrior and anybody REQUIRES 3-5 hours checkout in a Skyhawk they are just making money off you. I think the pertinent question is what model 172 requires this 3-5 hour checkout? A fuel injected 172 does not require priming on a normal day. Ever sit and watch unfamiliar pilots try to start a 172SP? Prime, grind, grind, grind, grind pause grind, grind, grind, grind pause grind, grind, grind. How many seconds should a 172's starter be engaged before a cool-down time is needed? How many minutes should one wait to attempt a restart? Mixture lever in or out when attempting to start? The flight school where I trained actually had a CFII (not from that school) recently get "stuck" at a nearby airport because he could not start a 2003 C172SP equipped with a new battery, new starter, and full fuel. He killed the battery trying to start it! Upon speaking to the flight school manager, he claimed that the aircraft and maintenance were to fault, not him. The flight school sent maintenance and a CFII to the airport to recharge the battery and rescue this person (who, somehow convinced the school he didn't need a complete checkout). The aircraft fired right up. What about the new 172s equipped with Garmin G1000 flight displays that are beginning to appear at US flight schools? You will need probably a minimum of 10 hours of check-out time to fly one of those. I have about 450 hours in a C172SP and I would probably need a couple of hours of instruction/flying just to become familiar with carb heat usage if I hypothetically needed to rent an older C172 model. Since the OP did say they were buying older model 172's the G1000 is a none issue as far as this thread is concerned. Both of the other items your mentioned could easily be covered in a pilot orientation meeting followed a 1 hour MAX check ride. In that case if the check pilot saw that the checkee had a problem it would be easy have them not sign off and give the further instruction as needed. And Peter if it would really take you a couple of hours of flight time to figure out how to use the carb heat I have to ask... How long did it take you to solo? |
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