Transition Trianing RV-9A vs 7A

[N941WR]

Originally Posted by Brantel

Check with your insurance....

My insurance underwriter would not accept a 9 as an equal for a 6 or 7 when I was required to get transition training.

Each one of em have their own requirements so I would check with em to make sure you are getting what you need...

They would accept a 6 for a 7 but not a 9 for a 7.

Jan Bussel can hook you up in his 6A if you need it.

They did for me. More so since there are very few RV-9's out there. We went back and forth but eventually, they agreed to let me have three hours in any side-by-side RV taildragger. Talk to them and get it in writing.

[zspivey]

I found a 9A for transition training before I flew my 8A. My insurance company accepted training in a fixed pitch 9A. Before I took the 8A up the first time I flew 20 min or so in the right seat of a 7A with a constant speed prop. I found I was fully prepared for the 8A after flying the 9A and the 7A with constant speed prop.
My biggest problem was the transition from control forces in a C-172 to the control forces in the 9A. These RV's are to be flown with the fingertips.