I write this not to be snarky at all but to share with you at least a newbie pilot and plane owners logic. With the sincere aim of sharing our different points of views and outlook on aviation;
This is EXACTLY the reason I bought an Austro equipped NG. It didn't really matter to me whether it was a Cessna 172 or a DA40 DiamondStar, as a rookie pilot under training I was simultaneously intimidated, confused and appalled at these kinds of "procedures" (I'd prefer to write shenanigans).
In my fledging pilot brain this kind of stuff belonged in a WW2 fighter pilot movie!
I don't want to have to manage an engine, all power to those that do and love it. What I really wanted was to get from A to B quickly, efficiently and in a certain style. That's the truth of it. In the same vain, I will never fly aerobatics, I'm not that excited about vintage planes, tail draggers, off strip landings etc etc. I just wanted to skip the lines, metaphorically flip the bird to the TSA and be on my way lol
I know companies like Lifestyle make much of their future vision of GA and personal flying. To many it may just sound like marketing slogans and jargon. To me however, it was and still is exactly my goal for flying. I rather suspect I might not be alone, certainly among newbie owners.
All that to say, chapeau to you chaps that keep these engines and airplanes running. But I'm going to flip the master switch, wait a couple of seconds for the glow plugs and turn the key
More to the point perhaps, any plane I own or rent in the future is going to need to do the same.
No snark, just sharing a view, with respect to all.
I write this not to be snarky at all but to share with you at least a newbie pilot and plane owners logic. With the sincere aim of sharing our different points of views and outlook on aviation;
This is EXACTLY the reason I bought an Austro equipped NG. It didn't really matter to me whether it was a Cessna 172 or a DA40 DiamondStar, as a rookie pilot under training I was simultaneously intimidated, confused and appalled at these kinds of "procedures" (I'd prefer to write shenanigans).
In my fledging pilot brain this kind of stuff belonged in a WW2 fighter pilot movie!
I don't want to have to manage an engine, all power to those that do and love it. What I really wanted was to get from A to B quickly, efficiently and in a certain style. That's the truth of it. In the same vain, I will never fly aerobatics, I'm not that excited about vintage planes, tail draggers, off strip landings etc etc. I just wanted to skip the lines, metaphorically flip the bird to the TSA and be on my way lol
I know companies like Lifestyle make much of their future vision of GA and personal flying. To many it may just sound like marketing slogans and jargon. To me however, it was and still is exactly my goal for flying. I rather suspect I might not be alone, certainly among newbie owners.
All that to say, chapeau to you chaps that keep these engines and airplanes running. But I'm going to flip the master switch, wait a couple of seconds for the glow plugs and turn the key ;)
More to the point perhaps, any plane I own or rent in the future is going to need to do the same.
No snark, just sharing a view, with respect to all.