It flys the same from both seats.
The front seat of the '8 is far better than the 7. Of course I may be biased, but then I have built and flown both a '9 and now a '8.
It would take a really confident (or something) pilot to fly you out of the back seat. Or you turn you loose in his airplane solo.
... What I was really hoping for is an owner (CFI?) who is proficient from the back seat ...
My 1st flight in an -8 period will be in the one I'm building. I have flown a -4 from the back seat, but never flown in an -8.
My insurance would not cover anyone but me flying from the front seat...that is unless and until that other person got qualified and approved by my insurance company. Of course, qualification usually means 5 - 10 hours with an instructor in type. Catch 22?
My 1st flight in an -8 period will be in the one I'm building. I have flown a -4 from the back seat, but never flown in an -8.
My insurance would not cover anyone but me flying from the front seat...that is unless and until that other person got qualified and approved by my insurance company. Of course, qualification usually means 5 - 10 hours with an instructor in type. Catch 22?
... Double check to be sure as the reports on this seems to vary...
Every insurance company I talked to when looking into transition training would not take a 4 or 8 for a 6 or 7 and vise versa. They would not accept a 9 for a 6 or 7 either. Double check to be sure as the reports on this seems to vary.