Question: How much of a student pilots time in rotary wing transfer to fixed wing (PVT).
A prospective student who contacted me, former Navy (non flying), has about 40 hours icivilian helicopter training years ago, some solo time. He wants to get his fixed wing rating after a long hiatus.
BACK GROUND: This student is gong to join the LLC flight club I instruct at. He is going for a discovery flight with me next week. Our IFR C152 (Yes, a C152 with G5's, IFR certified Garmin WAAS GPS) cost 1/2 of local FBO's in area charge, say $115 vs $235 per hour. Plane wet solo would be $85 vs $175. Good deal, well good for 2023. I got my PVT in 1985 for about $1800 total. I also did it in 40 hours (yes it can be and should be done, now medals for taking longer for same results).
About myself: Since 1990 I have been a CFI, (as well II, MEI, ATP). Have over 1000 hrs dual given. I did most of my flight instructing in early 90's (KBFI). Although kept my hand in GA flying I went off to the airlines and see retirement on horizon. I kept my CFI current (renewal), occasional experimental kit plane (EAB) transition training, and flight reviews, IPC, but no primary or advanced student rating students, until this year. I have my CFI groove back, but also have to be aware things changed and can't assume same old. Never ashamed to ask questions, like one above.
As I am getting back into more regular GA instructing, besides the student above, I have another PVT, INST and INST CFI. I do a flight club aircraft checkouts. A a lifetime EAA guy and a multi-time offender of building Van's Aircraft Kits (current plane RV7) I do transition training in EAB's. My biggest hurtle getting back into it? Learning some of the new Avionics, button-ology. I have to deal with several different hybrid glass panels in different airplanes, there is no standard. A GNS430W is different than a GTN750, as is a G5 to Avidyne. Really this is great gear but also something I have to be aware of. In the day I learned GPS was not quite there, but some portables GPS were around. Besides DME RNAV there was LORAN. Now you might expect two axis autopilot, full engine monitor with fuel flow and wiz-bang glass giving ADS-B In and NERAD. I have this in my kit plane. Of course ForeFlight is common. I resist using it and have Flight Plan Go on a Android tablet. Things in flight instructing have changed, but bottom line the basics of airmanship have not changed.
A prospective student who contacted me, former Navy (non flying), has about 40 hours icivilian helicopter training years ago, some solo time. He wants to get his fixed wing rating after a long hiatus.
BACK GROUND: This student is gong to join the LLC flight club I instruct at. He is going for a discovery flight with me next week. Our IFR C152 (Yes, a C152 with G5's, IFR certified Garmin WAAS GPS) cost 1/2 of local FBO's in area charge, say $115 vs $235 per hour. Plane wet solo would be $85 vs $175. Good deal, well good for 2023. I got my PVT in 1985 for about $1800 total. I also did it in 40 hours (yes it can be and should be done, now medals for taking longer for same results).
About myself: Since 1990 I have been a CFI, (as well II, MEI, ATP). Have over 1000 hrs dual given. I did most of my flight instructing in early 90's (KBFI). Although kept my hand in GA flying I went off to the airlines and see retirement on horizon. I kept my CFI current (renewal), occasional experimental kit plane (EAB) transition training, and flight reviews, IPC, but no primary or advanced student rating students, until this year. I have my CFI groove back, but also have to be aware things changed and can't assume same old. Never ashamed to ask questions, like one above.
As I am getting back into more regular GA instructing, besides the student above, I have another PVT, INST and INST CFI. I do a flight club aircraft checkouts. A a lifetime EAA guy and a multi-time offender of building Van's Aircraft Kits (current plane RV7) I do transition training in EAB's. My biggest hurtle getting back into it? Learning some of the new Avionics, button-ology. I have to deal with several different hybrid glass panels in different airplanes, there is no standard. A GNS430W is different than a GTN750, as is a G5 to Avidyne. Really this is great gear but also something I have to be aware of. In the day I learned GPS was not quite there, but some portables GPS were around. Besides DME RNAV there was LORAN. Now you might expect two axis autopilot, full engine monitor with fuel flow and wiz-bang glass giving ADS-B In and NERAD. I have this in my kit plane. Of course ForeFlight is common. I resist using it and have Flight Plan Go on a Android tablet. Things in flight instructing have changed, but bottom line the basics of airmanship have not changed.
