flying for fun
my phrase "run down grotty 15-20 year old aircraft" was not ment to offend or annoy... im sorry if this annoyed you.
i see your point in that theres no real benefit for a flying school to operate new aircraft, and i am aware its not a must, but c'mon, to learn in a new aircraft would be a great luxury for students.
also another thing i dont understand is why they cost more to run? to buy ok, but in terms of maintaining/running i would expect it to be cheaper as theres less mainanence cost and less chance of things to go wrong. can anyone explain this? sorry if this is a silly question, bear in mind im new to flying.
when i was searching for a club i visited one club in london that showed me one of there pa-38s they teach in. this was the worst example of any aircraft in service i had ever seen. i got in, tried to close the door and the seal fell off! i had to hold the seal up, pull the door wich was hard as the door wouldnt close cos my hand was in the way! after fighting with the door for a while, i managed to get in and take a seat the seat was wobbling all over the place, the interior left allot to be desired and it didnt look like a well maintained aircraft at all.
as a buisness, they are not doing themselves much justice in advertising this particular aircraft. maybe this is exceptable to some, but i would not feel safe going up in that aircraft as a newbie or as an experienced PPL.
i would think that operating new aircraft would offer greater benefits in terms of people choosing a club. i mean, on one airfield if theres 5 schools (assuming all are equally good), i would most definitly go to the one with the newest, best maintained fleet.