"MJC" wrote in message
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Hi all,
I got my private VFR ticket back in the early 80's but haven't flown
since the late 80's. Well, I'm ready to jump back in with both feet and an
RV QB kit.
I'm wondering what other's of you in the same position (returning to
flying after laying off for many years) have pursued as far as resources
on
how to not only get flying again, but to catch up on all the changes in
the
last 15+ years.
I intend to take a dozen or so hours of instruction before my required
bi-annual to get legal again, but I don't want to waste the instructors
time
by making him go over lots of stuff I should already know.
Suggestions?

Sounds good. I would recommend a good BFR video refresher course or, if you
prefer to read, the ASA guide to the biannual flight review. Get some
current charts for the local area and familiarize yourself with the symbols
again. Sign up for DUATS and start reading weather reports. Get a current
version of the FAR/AIM.

The flying might take a dozen hours, or as few as five hours; I could
probably tell in the first hour or two just how rusty you are. It also
depends on how much instruction you want in advanced avionics.

Some instructors will not fly in a homebuilt airplane. Too bad for them.
Which RV are you looking at?