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Originally Posted by MFT1Air  . . .and I do believe that as well. In these situations, I do hope the insurance folks work hard to ensure they insure no pilots in these types of aircraft until they have the experience/proficiency. |
ALL of the VLJ companies will not allow a pilot to take possession of a plane and fly solo until they have been signed off by a "factory" pilot. There is no specified time limit. It is when the "factory" pilot feels good and ready to give the purchaser the insurance/release sign-off.
DPE SH out of Cable was telling me that he will be one of the "factory" pilots for Eclipse jet. He explained that Eclipse estimated for an average pilot it would take 45-60 days of riding with a "factory" pilot in order to receive the sign-off. He also mentioned that they have a secondary plan for pilots that are not very good to receive reduced "factory" pilot rates for long-term training, I.E. over 6 months.
The repeat of doctor/lawyer killer equipment can be dramatically reduced with very thorough initial and recurrent VLJ training.