Draconian Club Checkrides?

In article om,
"Robert M. Gary" wrote:

Keeps the CFIs busy. I remember joining a local club to fly their J-3
after I got rid of the Aeronca. Since the club normally flew 172s I had
to checkout in a 172 with a senior club CFI and then check out in the
J-3 with the one CFI who was tailwheel certified (and not "senior").
However, they had the keys to the J-3 and I wanted them so I just did
what they said. After owning a Mooney for many years it was interesting
to fly the 172.BTW: The 172 checkout was almost an hour. The J-3
checkout was just 3 landings. This was about 3 years ago.

-Robert, CFI


The funny thing about it is when I went to the OTHER flight school it
was actually easier to get the key to the planes THERE than it was at my
original school/FBO!

The CFI's here are all very young, low hour types pretty fresh out of
school. The CFI's at Check-Six at Stinson are all VERY senior, my
particular instructor was in the mid-4xxx hour and the operations guy
was a former F-15 driver.

I think, like many things, experience lets you know what is important
and what isn't and allows you to go by feel as to who is a good stick
and who isn't. I don't think my local club has that ability due to
youth and inexperience!

--
Chris Schmelzer, MD
Capt, 110th Fighter Michigan ANG
University of Michigan Hospitals
Ann Arbor, MI