I would not expect to spend more than a couple of hours for the checkout and aeroplane system differences considering that I fly a "complex" aeroplane regularly, and also have quite a few hours in a C172. Are you suggesting more than 2 hours for checkout?
Alex,
With your experience, you should expect a one-hour, one-flight checkout (assuming you have "good hands"
). Anything more than that and I would suspect that they are using that well-known piece of motor-trade equipment - the "wallet-vac*"!
* I first heard this mentioned by Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers, on my favourite radio show - Car Talk
http://www.cartalk.com/content/our-show Highly recommended for humour interspersed with practical car advice. Now repeats only. RIP Tom.