First plane

Jim Carter wrote:


I call BS on that. I bought a grumman cheetah while learning to fly.
It was a great learning experience. Where do you get the data for

"most

cannot handle the added distraction?"

I would not recommend that a student of mine be trying to learn to fly
our trainers while at the same time looking for a different aircraft of
their own. First, they should be concentrating on the make and model
they will be flying for their tests. They should know the systems cold
and become intimately familiar with that aircraft. Then by the time they
get their license (usually only a couple of months) they understand what
they should expect to learn as they move to other makes or models.
Trying to do that all at once leaves gaps. I sure wouldn't want a
student to be learning in a PA-28 or a C-152 and be looking at or trying
to buy a Grumman. I've taught in all of them and they are different
birds. Let's learn one thing at a time, and learn it very well.


90 HP to 180 HP single engine fixed gear planes are all about the same.
I am not sure why this is a problem. (excepting tail draggers) It is
pretty simple - teach the speed to fly at the different phases of flight
and all is straightforward. Teaching a specific aircraft is problematic.

Again, what is it about your experience with students that leads you to
believe they cannot handle "the distraction" of owning an airplane?

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