Originally Posted by
maddog81
I think you need the old fashioned levers for training purposes.
Not to be an ass, but why? You're learning in a twin. If you're going to rent one, the place you're renting from (if they're any good) is going to require a checkout in the aircraft. If it has levers and you can't figure it out, then they aren't going to let you fly.
I'm pretty sure insurance companies aren't going to say "Okay, go have fun" once a person buys a twin right off either. They're going to want proof of training on that type of aircraft, levers or not.
We have a saying in the fire department... 100 years of tradition unimpeded by progress...