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[โ€“] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

True, but pilot training will need to change a bit first. Parts of it are fine in an electric aircraft, but a lot of the PPL-A training is specifically for single engine piston aircraft. And I'm unsure it would be a good idea having to get used to two different aircraft during your training.

[โ€“] HK65@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 hours ago

Yeah, you can't do cross country with 45 minutes of endurance.

That said, I don't mean the initial PPL-A training, but hour building for example or satisfying requirements for rating renewals.

Our local club has an electric plane, and from what I've heard the main challenge is that it's so light and has so much lift, if you don't come in real slow, you can keep flaring in ground effect for more than a kilometer over the runway.