| Angier,
Having owned both Cheetah and Legacy...
I'm sure the BEST answer is to get transition training from LOBO instructor. But that's something I would recommend to someone transitioning from a Bonanza to a Legacy, a much shorter step. A Cheetah is fixed prop, fixed gear, flies at 120kias, has a wing loading low enough to be always on the front side of the power curve... about the only thing it shares with a Legacy is steering by differential braking with a castoring nosewheel. Things happen so much faster in a Legacy...
I would recommend complex training in the cheapest thing he can find -- a rental Arrow or 182RG -- so he can get used to constant speed power setting and retractable gear... and then getting dual time in a Legacy with LOBO or other Legacy-qualified instructor... that will get him used to the pace, the energy management, and stall characteristics.
Charley
Date: December 17, 2013 9:51:40 PM CST
Subject: Re: Transition to a Legacy
A local pilot/owner of a Grumman Cheetah is considering the purchase of a Legacy. I have no knowledge of his experience or qualifications so I'm wondering what this group would consider a responsible transition from one into the other? I'll pass along your suggestions to him. Angier Ames N4ZQ |