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Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 08:02:55 -0800
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From: "Mike S. Reinath" <mreinath@mail.arc.nasa.gov>
Subject: Re First Flight Questions
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Thanks to everyone who responded to my question.

First of all, I didn't mean to imply that I was considering doing the 
first flight myself. I will definitely use a test pilot. Also, I can 
accept the 40 hours. That's only 15 more, and they should go by 
fairly fast (my girl friend doesn't think so, however). The real 
problem is the issue of getting transition training to fly the plane. 
I have about 300 hours and my complex endorsement, so I am legal to 
fly the plane. However, I have read enough on this list and elsewhere 
to know that I cannot fly the plane safely without some transition 
training. Unfortunately, 62L is gone, and no one wants to give 
instruction in their own planes (and I don't blame them). That puts 
me in the unfortunate position of having to choose between being safe 
by getting transition training in my plane while violating the FARs, 
or being foolishly unsafe by following the FARs and flying my plane 
alone (after the test pilot flies it first) without proper training. 
Bummer.


Mike Reinath
360 MKII Std. Build at about 96%
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