In article .com,
Michael wrote:

Also, I think it's ridiculous to require recency of experience in make
and model - recency of experience makes sense for a class of airplane,
and a Warrior and Skyhawk are the same class.

I think the insurances companies have the rules on recency of
experience set to tightly, but I think there is some merit on having
recency of experience requirements, even in the same class of
aircraft.

I fly out of West Valley Flying Club (http://www.wvfc.org), which
is one of the biggest (the biggest?) flying clubs. The requirement
for recency of experience is 1hr in make/model in the last 90 days
for sub-200hp fixed gear planes. A more powerful plane counts for
a less powerful one, so an Archer counts for a Warrior, and a 172
counts for a 152. Complete matrix available he
http://www.wvfc.org/current.html

I haven't flown a 172 since 1990, so even though the transition
shouldn't take more then an hour or so, I'm by no means familiar
with the specific characteristics of a 172. Could I just hop in
a 172 and fly safely? Probably, but I'd also probably do some
minor things incorrectly based on flying Archers/Warriors for years.

For sub-200hp fixed gear planes, six months or so is probably safe,
but after that, the minor differences can start to bite.

John
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John Clear - http://www.clear-prop.org/