Converting onto fixed-gear Saratoga
I’ve been flying Archers for the last 10 years, with the 4 years before that consisting of 172s and a Grumman Tiger. I have just short of 300 hours in my logbook, no IR or IMC.
Im currently flying from Fowlmere Elstree and am interested in converting to a complex aircraft, partly for the challenge and partly to extend the places I can reach with friends/ family in the back.
Fowlmere is my airfield of choice and they currently rent a fixed-gear 1989 Saratoga.
My question is: am I over-reaching myself transitioning onto a 300hp 6 seat aircraft or should I convert first to the Arrow 4 T tail I can rent from Elstree?
Fowlmere as a training place is so much easier to learn at as it is so less busy than Elstree, the airspace is less congested, rarely anyone else in the circuit and you can actually park your car there without waiting for someone to leave first (unlike Elstree).
I do have a friend I can fly with regularly. He’s very experienced on complex types.
Last edited by zanshin999; 19th Jul 2020 at 11:12.