Originally Posted by
Jetblu
If you can fly a Mk 26 Spitfire, you can fly these two.
Go for it!
Okay, okay, I need to explain myself.
I've flown the Chippie (1hr dual, couple of hours PiC) and Mk.26 (9hrs PiC, none as pax or dual
), and have been advising the new owner of said Mk.26 on getting himself in a fit state to fly it safely. I recommended some quality dual Chipmunk time, but where he lives Chipmunks are very rare but Zlins quite common. So I was curious as to whether the Zlin would be as good a training aeroplane for the Mk.26 as I'm confident that the Chippie would be.
I know that the Zlin has retractable gear (good), but know nothing about the cockpit - which to my mind is the Chipmunk's greatest asset as a trainer for then going onto something Spitfire shaped.
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