Training in Eastern Oklahoma

TomM · #1 05-18-20, 11:11 PM

Thanks Bill for the reply! I am good to go. Don Skinner who I mentioned in my original post trained me and I took my check ride with Brad Newman at Tiffin Aire in Tiffin OH. It was a great experience to get trained and tested in the airplane that I purchased. I am sure there are not a lot of guys (maybe there are) who leap without looking to chase a dream, but I am one of them. In one week went from a 1200 hr Skyhawk (and nothing else) pilot to a Skymaster owner and pilot. Dream come true!

cessnadriver · #2 05-19-20, 05:35 PM

Tom. Way to go! I did what you did-sort of. I purchased my 65 C337 BEFORE I even found an instructor. The training took way longer than I thought it was going to take. My Insurance company required me to get 20 hours of dual instruction including a minimum of 10 hours of instrument training. By the time I was approved to take my check ride I had amassed about 70 hours. My CFI waited until I had 55 hours before he'd sign me off for solo flights! Bummer! I too had a lot of C172 time but also had about 100 hours in a C182 for my high performance requirement. I hope you'll love flying your C337 as much as I do.
Regards,
BILLS