Single seater Vs. Tandem?

[Guest jimbo_xyz]

I see that singles are cheaper than tandems. I was wondering for the people with single seaters like your Corby Starlet Ian, is there very often the extra seat would be handy.

 

I was thinking if I got a single seater I could use the club plane to take friends up.

 

Also how do you learn to fly a single seater? (I know it seems pretty obvious...but surely you don't just jump in and hope for the best).

 

Open to anyones thoughts or ideas.

 

Cheers

 

James.

 

 

[Yenn]

The lack of a second seat is a handicap, not only in the fact that you can't take a passenger, but there is usually less room for luggage if you want to go away. I would really like a second seat as we get visitors and cannot introduce them to the delights of flying. Luckily we have a couple of 2 seaters at Rodds Bay, a Savannah and a Jabiru, but they are not always there.

 

Learning to fly a single seater, means that you must be familiar with similar planes and do as much reading and study as possible. I was OK with the Corby as I kept current in a thruster right up to the time of first flight. It wasn't until the first flight that I found out the ASI was marked in knots, but was actually m.p.h.

 

I think having a feel for how a plane flies at low speed is a good start for solo flight as you will not get into trouble at normal speeds. It will be in the last few feet before the first landing in a new plane that will test you.

 

My currency in the Thruster, could be considered odd, considering the difference in performance, but it worked for me.

 

 

[Guest jimbo_xyz]

Thanks for the info Ian.:thumb_up:

 

 

[w3stie]

Also how do you learn to fly a single seater? (I know it seems pretty obvious...but surely you don't just jump in and hope for the best).

That's how I learned to fly a single seat glider :)