Fuji
A couple of points. Firstly 5 hrs would be acceptable to me 10 are not. I have had demo flights in both the SR22 and 20 and used one up at Turweston a few years ago for a SEP renewal hence my bet about going green to the S of France.
The best place to learn about the Avidyne is by reading the books and maybe using the PC Sim.
It is crazy to be blowing money trying to work it out in the air.
Then it comes to the point of how many of the 100s of functions do you use?
At the end of the day you fly the plane not the TV screen! Many are nice to have.
Below radar you have a point about some commercial pilots who jump into their A320s for a living and never touch GA but then there are pilots who fly A320s and fly GA as a hobby.
Then there are commercial pilots who fly multiple GA types from Business jets to Turboprops to Piston twins.
It really is not Rocket science and please do not get lost in your TV set in the panel your still flying an aircraft.
Do Not feed the regulators and insurance companies or soon you will be required to fly 20 hrs on the untamed beast of a Cirrus and then you will argue that 20 hrs is justified.
Pace
Last edited by Pace; 14th Jul 2012 at 09:22.