Quick back story:

I'm in my last two weeks at ATP, have my Comm Multi and Single, Instrument. I'll have my CFI, CFII and MEI in a couple of weeks. But I have never rented a plane just for fun. My fiance and I want to go for a flight for fun once I'm done, and she also wants to get her High Performance sign off.

I have 100.7 hrs in 172s, over 130 in Seminoles, and my high performance sign off in a CJ1. My fiance has her private and instrument with over 100 hrs in 172s.

So two questions:

Am I correct that I would have to log 10hrs in 182s before giving her any instruction or her HP sign off?

If we want to rent one for a hour or two just for fun, i.e. no instruction, will most places want 182 time or a checkout ride before renting to me?

Thanks!

You will have to do about an hour long checkout to rent a plane from a place you haven't rented from before.

I doubt anyone would allow you to instruct in their airplane without working for them though it is legal. The 5 hours in type requirement is CFR 14 FAR 61.195 f) and applies to multiengine airplanes, helicopters, and powered-lifts. I have no idea what a powered lift is unless it is an autogyro. Those pretty well went out of style by the end of World War II when the Japanese were conquered by the Allies. Carter Copters makes interesting autogyros and tiltrotors at the present time, but can't seem to find any buyers for them; and Bell Agusta has a tiltrotor design BA609 based on V-22 Osprey technology, but I am sure no FBO has that item because it is not in producton.

People do not like tiltrotor aircraft because they barely understand fixed wing airplanes. The only buyers for a tiltrotor are medical operators and the military, but US military has the Osprey and does want a larger platform. The public will not buy tickets for a tiltrotor airliner because it can't carry enough seats to compete with fixed-wing airliners, and even if it could the present air traffic control system would be unable to deal with it. Although it is a sensible technology it will never find enough backing to compete with 50-75 seat fixed wing airliner such as Saab 2000/340.

Wow, spend $50K and they won't even rent you a plane...
Chalk another one up for FBO training.

Thanks for the help and yeah it sucks they don't rent but I have no regrets about where I chose to go.