AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - September 2024 - T-4

PURCHASING
A TURBINE
AIRCRAFT?
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* Before you execute what you've
entered in the " box, " ask, " How does
that look to you? " -giving them time to
catch your mistake before the aircraft
goes its own way.
David Gyuro is a Cirrus Vision Jet pilot
who flies with less experienced, non-rated
pilots in the right seat. He gave me the
spiel he delivers before boarding the jet:
" You're a member of the crew, so speak up
if anything looks incorrect. " At the airplane,
Gyuro familiarizes them with the airplane
in more detail than for a nonpilot, including
the briefing on emergency exits. They talk
about roles and expectations for the flight:
Can the right seater handle the radios?
If so, they'll work their way into it. The
right seater will watch Gyuro on their first
flight together. In flight, they'll spend time
talking about the coms panel and avionics.
Gyuro likes flying with right-seat
assistants. They've caught mistakes he's
made, wrong altitude readbacks to ATC,
or setting the wrong altitude into the
automation. He especially likes flying with
CFIs. They are used to, and good at, giving
input from the right seat.
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Friends and family
Your significant other, kids, or other regular
riders can help from the right seat, too,
even as a nonpilot. They've gotten good
at picking out your tail number on ATC.
Invite them to listen and to get involved.
One immediate benefit is helping you
manage side conversations. You'll both
be attuned to when to tune into the radio.
Now, they can nudge you if you miss a call.
Mike Klein, a Vision Jet owner who
flies a lot with family, said his daughters
Leah, 13, and Layla, 11, have gotten good
at parsing the altitudes, fixes, and routes
mentioned by ATC: " Dad, did you get that
frequency, it was... " They are adept, too, at
checking the flight plan displays to verify
he's inputting the fixes correctly.
A lot of this depends on your right
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seater's comfort level with being
involved. Most folks seem to get more
comfortable with reps in the more
active role. Gyuro sees them becoming
less nervous-with turbulence, for
example, becoming less mysterious.
A more comfortable right seater will
ease your mind, too. Ben Berman flies
Citation jets and is a former airline
captain, NTSB accident investigator, and
NASA human factors researcher.
T-4
AOPA PILOT / September 2024
http://www.aopafinance.org/turbine
AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - September 2024

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