"Tim" wrote:

I spoke a while ago to a friend who had a Baron (I think a B58) - he
eventually sold it looking to get a pressurized one - but that is another
story.

He was trained very well - and went for flights with many CFIs who just
wanted twin time and with other pilots in their Barons. Without fail he
had horror stories of those pilots and CFIs.

No checklists, not caring about vmc, no callouts, nothing. It is no wonder
people kill themselves - the training and checkrides are a joke.

Yep. I have two acquaintences who own twins; a Baron and a C-310. They've
been flying a lot longer than I with no problems. I'd as soon sit on a
toilet full of snakes as fly again with either of them.

Same goes for the instrument checkride around here.


That sounds familiar, too, alas.

--
Dan
C-172RG at BFM