ppragman
FLIPY FLAPS!
Ok first. Let's start with the "turbine myth."
"Turbine time is more valuable than piston time because flying turbines is more difficult."
When I was flight training, I heard much about the importance of "turbine time." How important this time was to getting the big time jobs like FedEx etc. Now, having flown turbines then gone back to pistons, wellllllllll that's a bunch of BS, turbines are a million times easier, you don't have to worry about anything except for temps and torques and very rarely are those going to be a factor in flight. Just on startup. Finally, your descent profile is so much simpler. Lower the nose, accelerate to barber poll, adjust power as required to maintain barber poll.
"IFR is more challenging than VFR."
First off, I think whoever came up with this couldn't fly instruments. Yah, on a clear bluebird day where the atis just says "weather freaking beautiful" Its easier to screw around VFR. However, dodging clouds and scudrunning to get the mail/clients/whatever to point B is an exceedingly challenging proposition if you want to remain legal. Knowing when to turn back is also challenging. What is the point of no return? Plus when you're IFR you don't have to worry about pesky things like restricted areas, moas, special use airspace etc. ATC will vector you around them or give you a clearance to go through because they are "cold." IFR you're in constant communication with someone, VFR you may spend significant portions of your flight outside of communication with anyone. Finally, most of your landing are not going to be a straight in. What I mean by that is (especially if your special VFR, or the wx is right above IFR) every pattern entry is going to be essentially a circling approach.
I'm sure I'll come up with somemore, but I just had an interesting chat with a guy, and it irked me a little. Figured I'd post this.
"Turbine time is more valuable than piston time because flying turbines is more difficult."
When I was flight training, I heard much about the importance of "turbine time." How important this time was to getting the big time jobs like FedEx etc. Now, having flown turbines then gone back to pistons, wellllllllll that's a bunch of BS, turbines are a million times easier, you don't have to worry about anything except for temps and torques and very rarely are those going to be a factor in flight. Just on startup. Finally, your descent profile is so much simpler. Lower the nose, accelerate to barber poll, adjust power as required to maintain barber poll.
"IFR is more challenging than VFR."
First off, I think whoever came up with this couldn't fly instruments. Yah, on a clear bluebird day where the atis just says "weather freaking beautiful" Its easier to screw around VFR. However, dodging clouds and scudrunning to get the mail/clients/whatever to point B is an exceedingly challenging proposition if you want to remain legal. Knowing when to turn back is also challenging. What is the point of no return? Plus when you're IFR you don't have to worry about pesky things like restricted areas, moas, special use airspace etc. ATC will vector you around them or give you a clearance to go through because they are "cold." IFR you're in constant communication with someone, VFR you may spend significant portions of your flight outside of communication with anyone. Finally, most of your landing are not going to be a straight in. What I mean by that is (especially if your special VFR, or the wx is right above IFR) every pattern entry is going to be essentially a circling approach.
I'm sure I'll come up with somemore, but I just had an interesting chat with a guy, and it irked me a little. Figured I'd post this.