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02-07-2017, 02:10 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Southern Michigan
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The reality of it all is that the cost to travel across the Country to get transition training is a drop in the bucket in relation to the costs to build the RV-10. Just make the arrangements and do it.
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02-07-2017, 02:39 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Culpeper, VA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 9GT
The reality of it all is that the cost to travel across the Country to get transition training is a drop in the bucket in relation to the costs to build the RV-10. Just make the arrangements and do it.
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It's not just the cost of travel. It's also time. Something in the area or at least on the East coast would save a lot of time. But certainly you're right in principle.
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Phase II - 11/2017
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02-07-2017, 03:35 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Posts: 2,408
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Originally Posted by dspender
Another thing about Mike and Vernona; Beautiful country, unique grass strip and an appreciation for the versatility of VFR flying.
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And big trees, compared to the twigs we call trees here. Could not give anyone a higher recommendation.
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02-07-2017, 04:43 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Livermore, CA
Posts: 6,797
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insurance
Why hard to find transition training?
I can only speak for a few, not all, CFI's who used to but no longer give transition training, for the reason they dropped out: it's all about insurance.
Insurance company to new builder: "We won't insure you (for any reasonable rate) unless you have transition training."
Insurance company to CFI's offering transition training, for hire: "Your normal policy doesn't cover instructional activities. We'll gladly sell you an additional policy that does, for a few thousand dollars more." For the low-volume CFIs this is a money-losing proposition.
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02-08-2017, 06:09 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: New Smyrna Beach, FL
Posts: 1,339
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Originally Posted by BobTurner
Why hard to find transition training?
I can only speak for a few, not all, CFI's who used to but no longer give transition training, for the reason they dropped out: it's all about insurance.
Insurance company to new builder: "We won't insure you (for any reasonable rate) unless you have transition training."
Insurance company to CFI's offering transition training, for hire: "Your normal policy doesn't cover instructional activities. We'll gladly sell you an additional policy that does, for a few thousand dollars more." For the low-volume CFIs this is a money-losing proposition.
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Could not say it better myself.
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David Maib
RV-10 N380DM
New Smyrna Beach, FL
VAF Paid 1/21/2020
"In '69 I was 21, and I called the road my own"
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02-08-2017, 06:43 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Clarion, Pennsylvania
Posts: 550
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I was in the same situation a few years ago.....hoping to find someone in the east, and surprised to learn that no one was available. It turned out that the trip to Oregon was a lot of fun, and not so painful in terms of time. I caught a flight to Portland after work, got a rental car, and found a hotel room west of the city. Spent the next two days flying with Mike out of Veronia (very good experience, as noted above). Flew home on a Sunday.
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02-08-2017, 09:16 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Culpeper, VA
Posts: 693
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It's looking like Mike Seager in Vernonia, Oregon might be the only available option for RV-10 transition training in the entire country right now.
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-Joe Wilbur (N520LW)
Phase II - 11/2017
First flight - 8/2017
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