Hamid,

 

I am impressed, in a Mooney,  no less-- however, I think you all are missing my point. As a flight instructor with considerable experience teaching, it is my humble opinion, that a person is better off LEARNING to fly in something that is not quite so diificult and humbling as a Lancair IVP. I taught a person in a Bonanza and he spent more time messing around with landing gear, controllable prop, being challenged by higher approach speeds and a less stable instrument platform than he did concentrating on learing to fly an NDB hold or flying the S patterns. The end result was he got so frustrated that he never did complete his rating.

 

TEACHING and LEARNING to fly is best done when it is unhindered by things that inhibit learning. See FAA-H-8083-9 Aviation Instructors Handbook for more details.

 

As an designated pilot examiner, if I had an applicant who wanted to take his instrument checkride in a complex aircraft-- well more power to him. He just doesn't get any slack if he forgets to put the gear down at the marker, or neglects to put in the prop for the go around. Its still a bust. And yes, I have seen these things happen, personnally. The checkride is hard enough-- why make it harder?

 

Again, this is only my humble opinion based on my limited experience. I am not saying it can't be done.... it's just more difficult for both the student and the instructor.

 

Jeff Edwards

CFI (I)