MEIR Training on DA42
Dear All!
Having consulted AIC Pink 31(P98)/06 - Single Power Lever Control Aeroplanes just exactly how do you train properly on the DA42?!
It seems that the glass cockpit is causing more problems than it is solving.
Within the AIC it quite rightly states that differences training must be undertaken for this type by both candidates and instructors alike. However, if you conduct your MEIR on a DA42, pass and have the MEIR appended to your licence you cannot fly a PA34 without undergoing further, expensive training on the use of mixture controls, prop levers etc.
So this begs the question - is it really worth busting a gut through the IR on the DA42 only to be stuck with keeping current on a "MEP" at selected venues?
What with this and the problems with limited panel and such like, how do the FTO's encourage students to part with cash?
Comments greatly appreciated.
sps1013