On 2006-09-13, wrote:

What are the most commonly-held views on flying more than one make and
model of aircraft?

It's not just make and model. I did all my private pilot training in
C-172s. I probably flew at least 6 different planes during my training,
and they're all different. Different radios, flap controls, yokes,
engine power, fuel drains, etc.

I think flying exactly one plane (mine!) during instrument training made
a big difference. If you switch around you have to adapt to new audio
panels, which radio controls which CDI, which radio is the "remote" for
the DME, power settings, and on and on. It's not that you can't learn
to fly a variety of planes AND on instruments, but there's no need to
work on both at the same time.

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Ben Jackson AD7GD

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