Let’s say you’ve just transitioned into a new airplane, one that’s faster, more complex and with newer avionics than the airplanes you’ve been used to flying. You’ll obviously want to fly with a flight instructor who’s familiar with the make, model and equipment aboard your new airplane. If it’s a really complex airplane like a turboprop or jet, you’ll train at one of the big-name schools in a full-motion flight simulator.
Once you’ve completed your transition training, are you safe? On the day you finish up, probably yes. But what about as time goes by and lessons that were fresh in your mind during training become fuzzy or you realize portions of the training that you didn’t fully grasp at the time become critically important in your day-to-day flying?
