RV instructor needed

custis · #1 10-06-2010, 10:06 AM

My 19-year old son needs 20 hours of dual in our RV-4 before the insurance underwriter will add him to the aircraft policy and I'm not a CFI. Anyone in the Raleigh/Greenville NC area interested in giving him the time? You'll need 750 hours total time, 250 hours in taildragger and 25 hours in RV taildragger.
Thanks!

Christopher Murphy · #2 10-06-2010, 11:23 AM

IF you don't find somebody local call Jim Achord at TVaircenter in Courtland Al. He might be able to work something out.

256-637-0901

custis · #3 10-07-2010, 07:21 AM

Thanks, I'll consider it if nobody is available locally.

RBD · #4 10-07-2010, 09:42 AM

Just curious who your underwriter is? When I bought my -4 my underwriter originally insisted on similar hours in the actual plane. Problem is, the RV-4 is a horrible plane in which to receive (and I presume give) instruction. They ended up letting me get 5 hours of dual in any tailwheel RV (I did mine with Jan Bussel in his RV-6 - highly recommended) and then 10 hours solo in the RV-4 before carrying passengers. You might see if they'll let you do something similar.

A little background into why I suggested a change in the training requirements.....the guy that I had lined up to do my transition training in the RV-4 was doing transition training for another gentleman in a newly purchased RV-8 a few weeks before I bought my plane. Although the RV-8 had rear rudder pedals, they managed to ground loop it. The instructor was along for the ride as the new owner fought him on the pedals (the story I heard, at least) and the pushrod connecting the front and rear pedals ultimately buckled, jamming the rudder. Again, in my opinion, the tandems are a terrible setup for transition training. I took the rear pedals out of my RV-4 shortly after buying it.