nosehair
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aaall righty, 'bug, ya got me there. never shudda used the word "common sense". That was inappropriate.
Lemme try that again:
The difference between turbo and normal aspirated engines is a big enough difference in characteristics to be obvious to a judge or insurance agent, or student, for that matter, that you should consider them different make/model. I mean, they are. Like a Model T and a Model A.
But then, sometimes, the difference is so slight, as in a C-172A and a C-172B, that you have to look hard to find a difference, and in this case poses no danger or lack of flight handling experience. This decision must be made by careful analysis of the differences. If you cannot determine the difference, then you don't know what the difference is, and should not attempt flight in an unknown quality.
However, if the difference is only in the shape of the instrument panel, or a key starter instead of a pull starter or some such minor change, then I don't see a problem with instructing in the different model.
Lemme try that again:
The difference between turbo and normal aspirated engines is a big enough difference in characteristics to be obvious to a judge or insurance agent, or student, for that matter, that you should consider them different make/model. I mean, they are. Like a Model T and a Model A.
But then, sometimes, the difference is so slight, as in a C-172A and a C-172B, that you have to look hard to find a difference, and in this case poses no danger or lack of flight handling experience. This decision must be made by careful analysis of the differences. If you cannot determine the difference, then you don't know what the difference is, and should not attempt flight in an unknown quality.
However, if the difference is only in the shape of the instrument panel, or a key starter instead of a pull starter or some such minor change, then I don't see a problem with instructing in the different model.
