All airplanes need continual crosswind correction, any time
there is a crosswind.



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| On Jan 14, 10:00 am, wrote:
| Hi,
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| i'm interested in the multiengine rating (land),
VFR-add-on to my
| PP-ASEL.
| Any comments about the best training aircraft for these
purpose ?
| (PA34 Seneca, Beech Duchess, PA44 Seminole, Diamond
DA42, ..)
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| There are big differences concerning the rating
requirements.
| Some flight schools offer a multi training of 6 hours,
other 25 hours
| for the rating.
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| Why it is so ?
|
| Mike
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| Hey Mike, my $0.02-
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| I learned in a Seminole, and now I am transitioning into a
DA42. Both
| are fairly easy to fly. The Seminole has counter rotating
engines
| which make the critical engine not a factor. The one I
trained in has
| steam gauges. The DA42 is a G1000 plane, and FADEC
controlled.
|
| Are you familiar with the G1000? It will take you a while
to get used
| to the display and setting up the GPS, finding pages, etc.
You can get
| a free simulator from Garmin to work through this, but be
aware it will
| take a little while. (If equipped the Avidyne in the
Seminole will need
| some transition time as well).
|
| The DA42 is really nice to fly. Decent power, nice
handling
| characteristics while flying, and during single engine
operations. The
| 44' wingspan takes a bit getting used to (the winglets sit
over 7' in
| the air, so it requires careful taxiing).
|
| A little info on both:
|
| Seminole:
| -Will teach you about controlling constant speed engines
with standard
| controls (mix, prop, throttles, and manual feathering)
| -Cowl Flaps, and proper cooling needs
| -Burns around 20 GPH.
| -Counter rotating engines means that Vmc is lower
| -You can shut engines off during training and fully secure
them w/o
| damaging the engine--
| -Janitrol heater and associated controls/limitations-
(quick heat!)
| -Stall characteristics are pretty benign
|
| Twin Star:
| -A bit faster (~165 to 170kts cruise)
| -G1000
| -FADEC-- not as much to master, engine shutdown,
feathering is just the
| flip of a switch
|
| -A lot of failures will need to be simulated but not
physically done,
| for example, you can not shutdown engine using full
shutoff during
| training (as it will damage the fuel pump).
| -Burns around 10GPH (Jet A)
| -Has a critical engine
| -Stall characteristics are pretty benign
| -can extend the gear at any speed up to Vne
| -Anti ice capability along with oxygen
| -newer models have the Garmin autopilot with flight
director
| -About 50 different abnormal conditions that require the
use of special
| checklists (not critical problems, but need checklists to
resolve)
| -Full electrical system failure will eventually lead to
engine shutdown
| -Quieter than the Seminole (from the inside)
| -simple run up
| -needs continual crosswind correction during landing
(those winglets
| work like sails as well)
| -takes a while to get heat in the cabin
|
| Len
| CPS/MEL IA
| KBFI
|