poadeleted3
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If so, what kind of real world cruise speeds, fuel burns, and useful loads do you see?
Joe Williams said:If so, what kind of real world cruise speeds, fuel burns, and useful loads do you see?
Anthony said:Why? Its French.
Joe Williams said:Plus, unlike the Tiger, reading through the pilot information manual, it looks like getting in and out of Mallory Airport, as well as places like Andover and other shortish fields I may feel an urge to visit, is easily doable.
All these are pretty much Archer-like. It may be a little slower. Tons of room inside. Sinks like a rock. Needs flaps on TO. Stall horn sounds like a telephone ringing. You will get hit by the gull wing door being blown down a few times before you remember to always bungee the two together. The only reason I would fly it is if you want something roomy with two doors. The one I flew was in a club and didn't fly much.Joe Williams said:If so, what kind of real world cruise speeds, fuel burns, and useful loads do you see?
Anthony said:Don't believe everything you read.
AdamZ said:Thinkin of checkin out in Herbies Tobago huh. Never flew it myself but every CFI I have had said it was a dog when it came to speed. Very roomy indeed and good vis. Don't know about the handleing but I sure is available a lot. couldn't hurt to check out in it and if ya don't like it don't fly it just report back on the experience.
Joe Williams said:Lots of folks rag in the speed, but I like the availability.
wangmyers said:There is a Trinidad here at FDK. That is a real nice ride. I might just get checked out in it, but once I start thinking that way, I think of all the money and how it could go to another rating.
I got checked out in the C182 in two flights and three hours. I didn't have my instrument rating at the time, and needed one and a half more hours to get an instrument checkout at FDK. I did the same as you--I studied the POH first, and then took the written "test." The C182 is not that difficult to fly because it isn't so different from the C172.Joe Williams said:Question for you and Len... how much money do ya spend checking out in a plane? I've never taken more than an hour for a a check out. That's not all that much money. Really, since I'd be flying anyway, the only extra I'm spending is for the instructor. I just study the heck out of the plane, get as familiar as I can with the panel layout so I'm not a total stranger to the plane and paying the instructor to show me where things are, and fly the thing. Socata, btw, has their pilot information manual online in PDF format, and it turns out to be excellent.
Now, money is why I haven't gotten a complex endorsement yet. I've got 4.5 hrs in an Arrow from a while back, but who know how much more I'd have to spend, for very little gain.
Joe Williams said:Question for you and Len... how much money do ya spend checking out in a plane? I've never taken more than an hour for a a check out.
Joe Williams said:Question for you and Len... how much money do ya spend checking out in a plane? I've never taken more than an hour for a a check out.
Joe Williams said:Question for you and Len... how much money do ya spend checking out in a plane? I've never taken more than an hour for a a check out. That's not all that much money. Really, since I'd be flying anyway, the only extra I'm spending is for the instructor. I just study the heck out of the plane, get as familiar as I can with the panel layout so I'm not a total stranger to the plane and paying the instructor to show me where things are, and fly the thing. Socata, btw, has their pilot information manual online in PDF format, and it turns out to be excellent.
Now, money is why I haven't gotten a complex endorsement yet. I've got 4.5 hrs in an Arrow from a while back, but who know how much more I'd have to spend, for very little gain.