Suggestions for BFR

[Infidel]

Originally Posted by Isaac

Looks like Fort Jefferson, in the Gulf of Mexico, west of Key West Fla

Yep. Water, water, everywhere and all the boards did shrink. Water, water, everywhere nor any drop to drink. Hence "The Dry Tortugas."

[AndyRV7]

Originally Posted by Arlen

A more wild thought....

Go to Winter Haven, Florida, to Jack Brown's, and add a seaplane rating in one of their Cubs on floats. It only takes 2 days.

I think that was the most fun Flight Review I ever completed.

Then, you can go back home and get your RV instructor to freshen up your skills there..

Have fun!

Brilliant!

[kinger]

As an instructor (still current and active), I do feel that I should call up my first 3 or so students and give them their money back..

I learned more with them then they did with me..... :

[MK77]

Hi Andy,

Just to clarify you're looking for a BFR right, not transition training? The word "checkout" threw me.

At the flight school where I teach part time, we almost exclusively use the FAA WINGS program for flight reviews. If you're not familiar, it works like this: You complete the required knowledge credits by taking online FAA approved mini-courses (many free ones from the AOPA ASF etc) or in person safety seminars. Then you go up and accomplish specific tasks with a CFI in the aircraft to complete the flight portion. It's all recorded via the FAA website. It's a more organized approach as opposed to the old 1 hr flight / 1 hr of ground method. It also shares the responsibility of the flight review with the FAA instead of just the CFI.

As was mentioned, CFI doesn't have to have a tw endorsement to instruct in the RV-7 but I would think you might get more value out of it if they did have one, as well as experience in similar performing aircraft.

Matt

[AndyRV7]

Yes Matt, BFR (or maybe now an FR???).

I picked through some of the suggestions and found an instructor in the area that sounds like what I was hoping for. In my search, I also found a school in lower CT that does training/checkrides in their J3 on floats. I would like to do that at some point just for fun and the experience. I flew a Cub for the first 7 hours of my TW endorsement (which proved to be fruitless excpet for the Cub time). Loved flying the Cub with big puffy tires. No electric, no flaps, no efis, just flying at its best!

[BobTurner]

+1 on the Wings approach. The old wings program required in-person seminars, 3 hours of flying, and was not cost effective. The current program can be done on a computer for the ground portion, and less flying time. Since the ground portion is free it is very cost-competitive with the traditional Flight Review (nee BFR). And it lets you choose what areas you'd like to work on in flight, and on the computer based work.

[AndyRV7]

I used to take all the AOPA "courses" I could. Slowed down a little recently but I thought they were a great use of time. It's funny, years ago, as a student, I took the Washington SFRA training because I hoped to fly in that direction someday. Last November, I flew direct NJ to AL and then on to LA the next morning. Flew right through the 60 mile ring. Mission accomplished.

[Joness0154]

Originally Posted by BobTurner

+1 on the Wings approach. The old wings program required in-person seminars, 3 hours of flying, and was not cost effective. The current program can be done on a computer for the ground portion, and less flying time. Since the ground portion is free it is very cost-competitive with the traditional Flight Review (nee BFR). And it lets you choose what areas you'd like to work on in flight, and on the commuter based work.

I, for one, don't accept WINGS credits for the ground portion of the flight review. Just because you present me with a certificate doesn't guarantee to me that you know anything. If it's my name going in your logbook, we will have a one on one ground session

[BobTurner]

Originally Posted by Joness0154

I, for one, don't accept WINGS credits for the ground portion of the flight review. Just because you present me with a certificate doesn't guarantee to me that you know anything. If it's my name going in your logbook, we will have a one on one ground session

I think you misunderstand. As a cfi you only sign off that you have done the flight training required by the Wings advisory circular. Nothing more. The wings program is an alternative to a flight review. In fact, you may not sign a flight review without that hour on the ground (except for cfi's who have renewed via ground training).

[Ed_Wischmeyer]

I'd be real leery of a brand new CFI - depends on the individual. Just because they're fresh out of school doesn't mean they know squat. Similarly, we've all seen high time CFIs with hours and hours of repetition but only a little experience. I'd look for passion as an indicator, but not the only indicator, of who I want to fly with.