I agree with Bill completely.  Charlie was my DAR, Test pilot, and instructor  on my Lancair IV in 2002.  Since then Charlie has been my recurrent instructor every year and I have found him to extremely knowledgeable.  Charlie is the best instructor I have ever had, and he has always been very fair from a cost stand point.

 

Tom Byrnes Lancair IV N54TB

 

 

Bein' kinda hard on ol Charlie there, Bill. Sounds to me like you're jumping to some very fast conclusions without much thought or evidence.

Charlie is, I believe, the most experienced IV DAR on the planet. He is also one of the most experienced IV pilots/instructors. If you're looking to build and fly safely, the odds are extremely high that Charlie can point you in the right direction. I don't see how it can be anything but a positive to have him involved in the insurance/training scene. I, for one, appreciate his efforts.

 

Thanks Charlie, let us know what the whole program looks like when you've got it worked out.

 

Bill Harrelson

N5ZQ 320 1,650 hrs

N6ZQ  IV under construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Same song second verse.
>
> Now instead of Lancair controlling who can do the training, we will have
> Charlie Kohler doing it. That means that the flight instructors he picks
> and gets "regionally set" can charge exorbitant fees just like the situation
> now.
> The FAA approves flight instructors. What is wrong with that? Part of the
> training the FAA has for flight instructor qualification is developing a
> training syllabus. Is Charlie that much better at that effort?
> This whole issue is nuts.
>
> Bill