Twin Hours In The Usa
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Twin Hours In The Usa
I'm thinking of going over to the states to do some hour building. Does anyone know where I can hire a twin aircraft for a week, with a good hourly rate?
I have tried a couple of flying clubs and they request a minimum of 500 hrs for insurance purposes; I only have 200 hrs with a JAR CPL IR.
Any info would be great.
Spook
I have tried a couple of flying clubs and they request a minimum of 500 hrs for insurance purposes; I only have 200 hrs with a JAR CPL IR.
Any info would be great.
Spook
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From: Hants, UK
I hired a Duchess from Century Flight Academy at Morristown NJ about 5 years ago. From memory it was about the same hourly rate as you would pay for a single over here.
Their policy was that you did a check ride or two with one of their instructors and if they signed you off it didn't matter how many (or few) hours you had, you were OK to hire. I had about 300-odd at the time, and only about 15 multi.
Their policy was that you did a check ride or two with one of their instructors and if they signed you off it didn't matter how many (or few) hours you had, you were OK to hire. I had about 300-odd at the time, and only about 15 multi.
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From: He's on the limb to nowhere
I hired a Duchess .... 5 years ago.
Five years is a long time when your insurance is renewed annually (or even more frequently sometimes for FBOs), and things have changed. It is getting harder and harder to rent a twin, and lots of places will only let you rent with an instructor.
spook
I think you need more than a week, and realistically you should really be thinking of taking the FAA multi check ride, for which you now need a visa. Some places which do rent will want you to have an IR.
Rainbow Air at LGB is a very good suggestion, but the price should be quoted in $$
Five years is a long time when your insurance is renewed annually (or even more frequently sometimes for FBOs), and things have changed. It is getting harder and harder to rent a twin, and lots of places will only let you rent with an instructor.
spook
I think you need more than a week, and realistically you should really be thinking of taking the FAA multi check ride, for which you now need a visa. Some places which do rent will want you to have an IR.
Rainbow Air at LGB is a very good suggestion, but the price should be quoted in $$
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From: Switzerland
here i found the link:
http://www.christiansenaviation.com/rentalrates.asp
If you take the plane for a whole day you have to pay a minimum of 4 hours. And if you buy a 10 hour blocktime, you will get it for $130/hr. I guess if ya have any questions you could always e-mail them.
http://www.christiansenaviation.com/rentalrates.asp
If you take the plane for a whole day you have to pay a minimum of 4 hours. And if you buy a 10 hour blocktime, you will get it for $130/hr. I guess if ya have any questions you could always e-mail them.
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