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Spice
it UP
Getting checked out
in a new-to-you airplane
BY ALICIA HERRON | ILLUSTRATION BY DOUGLAS B. JONES
On a clear morning, CFI Mark Cole and I started up
the four-seater Sling TSi at the Sling Pilot Academy in
Torrance, California. This was my first flight in the lowwing
experimental, and my mind was soaking it all in.
I'd been wanting to fly a Sling to branch out from the
high-wing Cessnas I normally fly, and the differences
between what I was used to and what I was in were already
obvious-a quieter engine, different sight picture, modern
avionics, and a stick instead of a yoke. And, I'm used
to being in the right seat, not the left. We taxied out-the
throttle quadrant also different from what I'm used to-
and I was excited for the challenge of flying a new airplane.
For a wide variety of reasons, you might find yourself
getting a checkout in a new-to-you airplane as well. Here
are some factors to consider and what to expect on a
checkout to help make the process more accessible and
less intimidating.
CHECKOUT, NOT CHECKRIDE
A checkout typically consists of both ground school and a
variable amount of flying, depending on your proficiency
going into the flight (have you flown 10 hours in the past
year or 100?). Whenever we're being evaluated, it can be
stressful, but remember that you can't " fail " a checkout
and that this is just another flight lesson.
That being said, going into the checkout you should
have a clear expectation from the CFI of how long (and
how much money) this will take. Some airplanes are similar
enough that minimal training is needed to step from
one to another. Consider moving from a Cessna 150 to a
Cessna 172, or from a Citabria to a Super Cub. Their flight
characteristics are similar, and what you learned in one
will apply to the other-what is called a positive transfer
of learning. As an aircraft gets more complex or different,
more training will be needed to achieve proficiency.
Adding in a more powerful engine, retractable gear, or
different avionics will increase the time and cost needed
for a checkout-sometimes racking up into the thousands
of dollars for someone moving from a Cessna 152 into a
high-performance aircraft like a Cirrus SR20.
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Flight Training - September/October 2022 - Intro
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