How common are aircraft partnerships compared to outright ownerships?

John Clear wrote:

In article .com,
Michael wrote:

Also, I think it's ridiculous to require recency of experience in make
and model - recency of experience makes sense for a class of airplane,
and a Warrior and Skyhawk are the same class.


I think the insurances companies have the rules on recency of
experience set to tightly, but I think there is some merit on having
recency of experience requirements, even in the same class of
aircraft.

I fly out of West Valley Flying Club (http://www.wvfc.org), which
is one of the biggest (the biggest?) flying clubs. The requirement
for recency of experience is 1hr in make/model in the last 90 days
for sub-200hp fixed gear planes. A more powerful plane counts for
a less powerful one, so an Archer counts for a Warrior, and a 172
counts for a 152. Complete matrix available he
http://www.wvfc.org/current.html

I haven't flown a 172 since 1990, so even though the transition
shouldn't take more then an hour or so, I'm by no means familiar
with the specific characteristics of a 172. Could I just hop in
a 172 and fly safely? Probably, but I'd also probably do some
minor things incorrectly based on flying Archers/Warriors for years.

For sub-200hp fixed gear planes, six months or so is probably safe,
but after that, the minor differences can start to bite.

John

wow, THAT's a fleet! How many members?

In article , xyzzy wrote:
John Clear wrote:
I fly out of West Valley Flying Club (http://www.wvfc.org), which

wow, THAT's a fleet! How many members?


Somewhere around 1000 members, but scheduling is rarely a problem.
I almost always can get my favorite Archer (35 out of my last 50
flights, and some of those don't count since they were in my other
favorite Archer before it moved over to HWD).

Since the club is so huge, there is a bit more regulations and
paperwork, but most of that is reasonable considering they are
letting you use a plane owned by someone else. The club doesn't
own any aircraft, but does do the maintenance on them, so they are
very well maintained.

John
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