Originally Posted by
India Four Two
Most of my power flying these days is aero towing gliders in Alberta. My club requires a Spring checkout, once the snow has gone. In the case of our current towplane, a Pawnee, that requires another tow pilot observing my landings. 😄
Almost all of my other power flying has been renting from training organizations and so there were dual checkouts.
Two years ago I started flying a friend’s C182. Since I had over 100 hours in 182s, his insurance company only required a flight and some circuits with the owner, who then OK’d me with the insurance company.
A long time ago I was in a similar situation with a 65 hp T-Cart. The very experienced instructor who was insurance approved was 6 foot 4 and 350 lbs. He declared that he wasn't interested in squeezing himself into the airplane and that he would just watch me do 3 landings and call it good. The most charitable description of the first landing would be "serviceable" the next was much better and on the third I was rewarded with a faint squeak as all the tyres gently touched together. I taxi-ed in feeling quite pleased with my self and met the gentleman on the ramp. I asked if he was happy and he said " Well I only saw the first landing as I was called away to take a phone call. It wasn't pretty but it got the job done so I will sign you off"
