Pilot Training, Examiner Services,
Aviation Consultancy, Commercial Pilot
Your fast-track to success for aviation
Pilot Training, Examiner Services,
Aviation Consultancy, Commercial Pilot
Your fast-track to success for aviation
Retractable Undercarriage
Differences Training is a mandatory requirement before undertaking flight in aircraft that include any of the specified "Official Differences" categories. Training must be performed by an instructor who already has that "difference" signed off themselves. Differences Training is recorded in your log book, with an official CAA certificate (sticker) recording the completion of training, signed by the instructor.
As the saying goes there are only two types of pilots; "Those that have, and those that will.... land with the gear up".
In essence (if you learnt to fly with us in the first place), we would have instilled in that basic training all the procedures that will set you in good stead for when you eventually fly an aircraft with retractable undercarriage.
It might seem that this "difference" is fairly straight forwards, but you will also appreciate that aircraft that employ "wobbly wheels" tend to also have a greater performance than those you may be used to flying.
Importantly, we will teach you the techniques and "fail-safe" procedures that (hopefully) will never let you put yourself in the "have" camp!
Typically, the conversion lasts around 2 hours to ensure you have grasped the different procedures (and performance where necessary). Although there is no legal minimum training time before sign-off, we will only certify your difference training once we are satisfied of your competence. Some people take more time, and some people take less! It's down to the individual concerned.
Training Syllabus
Our syllabus not only conforms to the officially required trianing, but we also show you some tips, tricks and best practices to ensure you get the very best out of your time spent with us.
