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Figure 87: Nice-to-have documents obtained by second-hand owners
Second-hand help
There were 135 responses recorded from the 74 people who got help to inspect the
second-hand aircraft. Licensed aircraft maintenance engineers were most often
used, followed by a friend or acquaintance. Less frequently used were members of
aircraft associations.
Figure 88: Second-hand help
For the 10 ‘other’ responses, six respondents made their own assessment, two stated
they got help to inspect the aircraft from association or organisations outside of the
SAAA or RA-Aus, and two people took chief flying instructors with them to
inspect the aircraft.
3.9 Transition training
Transition training involves matching pilot skills with aircraft performance
characteristics. This applies to builders of ABE aircraft as well as owners of
second-hand aircraft. It is an important area which is receiving greater attention by
the amateur-built aircraft community. This awareness has been partly driven by a
move from lower to higher performance aircraft in ABE. To fly an aircraft, a pilot
must have appropriate experience and skills; this is required by legislation.
Sometimes, Australian insurance companies make transition training compulsory
and specify the type of aircraft that must be flown. Different categories of pilots
may need more or less transition training, based on previous experience.
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