Obviously if you turn up at a flying club unknown they will want a checkout as they will want to see how competent a pilot you are who has walked through their door.
But simple aircraft to simple aircraft one circuit and a bit of time on the POH is all that should be required.
I was looking at buying some Cirrus hours until I was informed there was a required 10 hrs checkout regardless of experience levels at a cost of over £2000 Crazy! Insurance requirement or operator manipulated insurance requirement?
What is so unique about the Cirrus as an aeroplane NOTHING! if its the displays should you be learning those while in the air at £200 plus per hour? or with the aircraft hooked up on the ground so you can concentrate totally or even better like Garmin did with the 550 A pretty good simulation for a home computer?
Sorry but it all stinks of making money out of the punter
Pace
Last edited by Pace; 23rd Feb 2014 at 13:01.