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I wanted to rent our FBO's Katana for a long weekend and a long cross country from south central wisconsin to Green Bay and then on to FT Dodge Iowa. Since I was an experienced 135 pilot with the company and checked out in 6 makes/models of piston twins...from Aztec to Cessna 414...the owner said go for it.UnAnswerd said:The question is, how did you feel about flying something completely different after you got your license???
I mean, what if all you've ever flown is a PA-28. Did you think twice about taking off solo for the very first time is a high-wing Cessna??? Or did you grab an instructor just to make sure the aircraft wasn't going to break your balls??? Anyone ever just get in, accelerate, and pull back????
In one way, it's no big deal...in another way, it's a big freaking deal. Everybody is your brother until the rent comes due...bang a plane up or injure someone, without a "rental checkout" and see who your brother is then. Probably the attorney you'll have to hire...if you can afford one.UnAnswerd said:FNFAL, sounds like you know what you're doing. Interesting to hear that some people have in fact done this.
Goose Egg said:Yes, actually. I flew a 152 without a rental checkout after I had flown ~100 hours in a 172. I know, I'm a pretty big rebel.
9GClub said:You're regressing Goose.....
Kream926 said:you have to get checked out if you plan to rent from an fbo. youll go with one of their cfi's and demonstrate that you can fly, like a mini checkride
T-Gates said:I'm the product of a broken condom thankyouverymuch.....