Time in type before buying

[ateamer]

That is some robust transition training!

It was pretty grueling, but I survived and achieved the prestigous Ercoupe type rating.

 

[Rcmutz]

Sort of. The Turbo Arrow was a bit of a learning curve but I had time in a Cherokee 140. The Arrow II was basically a 140 that could lift its legs up.

Must be the male gender of the species!

 

[Kiddo's Driver]

A sub-1 hour checkout? That's the shortest I've ever heard. But nice!

Insurance said “a checkout with an instructor”.
To be fair, I have my commercial & instrument, and at the time had 300 hours or so.

 

[Pugs]

Before you bought your airplane(s), how much time did you have in that manufacturer of aircraft, and/or the specific type?

0 in the Cirrus before I bought it (1/4 share) about 700 hours in the standard 172/archer etal ( plus 2200 as an NFO in the EA-6B) Got 11 hours in it during transition training including an IPC and flight review. Given the opportunity it was kinda a no brainer. Still fly the Archer with my club as well.

 

[Racerx]

Got one down here and I even know the guy.

Everytime I have that thought I'm reminded I've got a pretty sweet deal. I can fly the Six whenever I want as long as I fill it up. But the owner is anal about the stupidest of things. Like putting his headsets on the dash instead of under the seat. Or under the seat instead of on the dash. Then being dismissive of other more important things, like chrome cylinders burning 1qt every 2ish hours and oil pressure just barely in the green in cruise.

Getting the oil pressure taken care of now.

 

[Shepherd]

ateamer said:


I got a one-minute checkout to fly a friend’s Ercoupe. “Master’s here, fuel valve’s up here behind the panel, set the trim lever to Takeoff, climb and fly final at 70, go have fun!”

Three weeks ago I bought a project. In 1966 I flew 1.75 hrs in the type, and 3 months ago, during a pre-buy I got .5 hrs in type.
I calculate it will be December before the plane is airworthy.
Both times I got the same level of instruction ateamer had. Same type as ateamer, almost exactly 60 years apart.

 

[schmookeeg]

That is some robust transition training!

Is there anything else to even brief in an ercoupe?

 

[MauleSkinner]

Is there anything else to even brief in an ercoupe?

“Your right leg will be tired from constantly pushing on the floorboards.”

 

[donjohnston]

I had zero 182-RG time when I bought mine. Insurance required 5 (or maybe it was 10) hours before I could fly solo.

Insurance also required 10 hours on the Velocity before the coverage was in force.

 

[nauga]

The first flight of my RV-4 was my first flight in an RV-4, and my insurance at the time required no checkout. I did have a handful (<10 hours) in other RV taildraggers and more in other more squirrely taildraggers, but none were required for coverage. There is a 'checkout by CFI' requirement for additional pilots on my policy now but I am still the only pilot so far.

Nauga,
so low

 

[NODAK9120]

I had 0 hours in a 182 when I bought mine. Insurance required 5 hours of training and one solo flight before carrying passengers. It just comes down to finding a CFI who is comfortable in the make and model you are looking to buy.

 

[William Pete Hodges]

I bought a 1968 Piper Cherokee 140 as my first airplane in 2004 while I was still taking lessons. I had zero time in type and before the purchase I had flown in 172s and a 150/152 20 years prior. My research included reading Buying and Owning Your First Airplane by James E. Ellis. With his book I was able to select a good training airplane that could also double as a good XC airplane for two people. The PA-28 140 was a good 2+2 design and I kept it fir 14 years. It was a really good first airplane and I put over 500 hours on it.

My second airplane is a 1964 Mooney M20E. It will do everything the Cherokee 140 will do but better, faster , and with less fuel burn. I also bought it zero hour time in type but I did test fly one a year before I found mine.

 

[frfly172]

0 time in a liberty,did the check out with the mechanic who put them together.