Originally Posted by
nomess
Most CPL fresh ticket holders have not flown much outside of a 172 or Diamond. I am fairly sure under the current regs one needs to do a flight test in a CSU prop also, so perhaps they might have a few hours in a 182. Essentially they haven’t experienced much in the way of a heavier 6 cylinder.
Sadly you find that most have got their CPLs in the Diamond also, as long as it is the CSU version of it. There are also many who have got their CPL in the C172RG and find the C182 to be a bit of a handful to fly at first even with a CPL in hand.