[SoftTalker]

There is some interesting stuff happening in battery-electric aircraft as trainiers. You can only fly them about 45 minutes and within a local radius of the airport but they are good for people learning the stick-and-rudder basics of flying.

[MrDrMcCoy]

Gliders are even better for learning flight basics, do a better job of teaching you to anticipate and work with turbulence, and have a variable time limit.

[lazide]

Glider hours aren't going to count towards any useful type certification though? Unless you think someone is going to be qualified on a Twin Otter because of 1000 glider hours?

[marcosdumay]

When people talk about trainer aircrafts, they aren't talking about type. None of the trainers count towards that.

[MrDrMcCoy]

Perhaps not for a powered aircraft cert, but it's hours towards a license.