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Not much to tell. My home FBO was OA, so I did it as part of getting my PPL. Traveled heavy (Mon-Fri, all over the US) for work and never once found an airpor
by heelix 7y ago
Not much to tell. My home FBO was OA, so I did it as part of getting my PPL. Traveled heavy (Mon-Fri, all over the US) for work and never once found an airport that would rent without a checkout. Always an easy checkout... but an extra $50-100 depending on the location for an unwanted instructor.
- redis_mlc 7y ago> never once found an airport that would rent without a checkout. I've never heard of an insurance requirement for the checkout, so I believe it's an FBO requirement. I think it's reasonable because local procedures vary, but that invalidates the OA business model. Also, FBOs vary in expectations. I've rented at some places where tow bar use was 100% mandatory, and others that didn't own any and just said, "push at the wing root." In Hawaii there's no cross-wind limits, and in California if the wind sock flutters, everybody's grounded.