Choosing a plane for commercial single
11-28-2008, 07:13 PM
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Choosing a plane for commercial single
I recently got my commercial multi license. I want to get my commercial single next. Is there any limit as far as to choosing a plane to do comm. single in? Does it have to be a complex / high performance airplane? I'm looking at training in a Diamond DA20 Eclipse just because I've flown it before, and it's cheaper.
11-28-2008, 07:26 PM
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two routes:
1) find the cheapest aircraft you can find (this is both the cheaper option and also the easiest because a cheap aircraft is often an underpowered aircraft which is often the easiest to fly commercial maneuvers).
2) do it in the aircraft that you are planning to use for your CFI, this will drastically cut down on the amount of time and money you spend on your CFI
1) find the cheapest aircraft you can find (this is both the cheaper option and also the easiest because a cheap aircraft is often an underpowered aircraft which is often the easiest to fly commercial maneuvers).
2) do it in the aircraft that you are planning to use for your CFI, this will drastically cut down on the amount of time and money you spend on your CFI
11-28-2008, 10:43 PM
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Correctamundo! From the Commercial PTS:
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Of course, that means you'll have to change your data ... again. 
Seriously, it's a class add-on (look it up in FAR 61); very easy to do.
no problem doing the S/E add-on in a primary trainer
Aircraft and Equipment Required for the Practical Test
4. be a complex airplane furnished by the applicant, unless the
applicant currently holds a commercial pilot certificate with a
single-engine or multiengine class rating as appropriate
4. be a complex airplane furnished by the applicant, unless the
applicant currently holds a commercial pilot certificate with a
single-engine or multiengine class rating as appropriate
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Seriously, it's a class add-on (look it up in FAR 61); very easy to do.
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11-28-2008, 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Longbow64
I recently got my commercial multi license. I want to get my commercial single next. Is there any limit as far as to choosing a plane to do comm. single in? Does it have to be a complex / high performance airplane? I'm looking at training in a Diamond DA20 Eclipse just because I've flown it before, and it's cheaper.
11-28-2008, 11:27 PM
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just beware its glide ratio for the power-off 180
C'mon, guy, look at his handle. If he can handle a 180 auto, I'm SURE he can handle a Diamond ...
Well, maybe I assume too much ... Longbow, you've flown helicopters, right?
11-29-2008, 03:26 AM
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I did my commercial single in a Cessna 152 as well as my CFI ride. Pretty intense when you pull up into a chandelle and gain 150 feet.
Absolutely, positively fly the cheapest plane you can get your hands on. Heck, do it in a J3 cub if possible if you can find one. And do your commercial from the right seat since your CFI ride will be the exact same thing with the exception of you talking through the maneuvers as you do them.
Absolutely, positively fly the cheapest plane you can get your hands on. Heck, do it in a J3 cub if possible if you can find one. And do your commercial from the right seat since your CFI ride will be the exact same thing with the exception of you talking through the maneuvers as you do them.
11-29-2008, 04:51 AM
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Originally Posted by rotorhead1026
C'mon, guy, look at his handle. If he can handle a 180 auto, I'm SURE he can handle a Diamond ...
Well, maybe I assume too much ... Longbow, you've flown helicopters, right?
Well, maybe I assume too much ... Longbow, you've flown helicopters, right?
11-29-2008, 08:34 AM
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OOOOOPS!! Sorry. Okay. Then make sure you watch the glide ratio for the power-off 180 in the DA-20-C1.
Where'd I hear that before?
ILS37R:
Oh ... yeah
Where'd I hear that before?
ILS37R:
DA-20-C1 for the add-on, just beware its glide ratio for the power-off 180...
Oh ... yeah
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11-29-2008, 10:19 AM
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There's almost no difference between a normal approach to land and a power-off 180 in a DA20. I didn't do them with my students until we got in the Arrow because it just isn't challenging if they've been trained to fly in a Diamond.
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