Re: Re: Air inc
AV8OR said:
Well ya see here's the thing, a T-1 is a Beechjet. Period. How the crap flying a T-1 the military is the "military equivilent" of flying 500 hours of Part 121 PIC, but flying a corporate Beechjet isn't, is absolutely beyond me. But hey, maybe if I was ex-mil, I could figure out that kind of complex equation stuff. Ah, I just figured it out, I've never been trained in celestial navigation techniques.
To Publishers:
Military - may or may not " show ability to deal with disiplines and training" just as PIC 121 or any other.
Jet- not a requirement and not even prefered to 121PIC. Who knows if T-34, T-6II or whatever qualifies?
Instructor- again, may or may not demonstrate "Leadership" One of the worst instructors I ever had was ex-mil on of the best no mil but instructed at Flightsafety for about ten years.
Once you have more experience and have flown with a greater variety from both sides, in both seats of a jet, you'll realize that.
Not tryin to hammer you, but I think your point has some flaws.
Regards.
This is the first time I have ever chimed in on one of these discussions and I know that it is off the topic, but I have to respond to this post.
As a T-1A IP, flying a T-1A is nothing like flying a civilian Beechjet. A civilian Beechjet takes off, climbs, cruises, descends, accomplishes one approach, and full stops. Awesome and great experience. That is what they are built for and what they are designed to do.
Flying a T-1A, we take a student that normally has less than 150 of TOTAL TIME and fly them all over the place. We accomplish "area work", multiple VFR patterns, multiple back-to-back instrument approaches at multiple bases (military and civilian), high penetrations, VFR navigation, low level navigation (500 feet), area formation work (yes two Beechjets chasing each other around the sky), simulated air refueling (50 feet from each other), and simulated airdrop (two Beechjets at 500 feet through the mountains to "avoid enemy radar"). All in the name to prepare the next generation of heavy aircraft professional military pilots. Remember, we do all of this with a student with less than 150 hour of total time who is the left seat acting as the aircraft commander (Captain).
So, in some ways you are right. Flying a T-1A is not like part 121 time. But that does mean that it is less difficult or less qualifying for employment. In many ways, the way we fly the T-1A gains valuable experience alot faster than the way civilian Beechjets are flown.
I am not attempting to make any enemies here. We do different things, but are both equally qualified to fly for the airlines.
To Av8or:
We do not accomplish celestial navigation at pilot training. They do that at Navigation school. Don't worry you won't have any competion for your airline job from those guys.
To T-1 guy:
Congrats. I think we know each other from H and G back at XL. Hope you get hired and I hope I follow you in a few months.
. As a retired Navy NFO (Nav to you Air Force guys) and a current HAL furloughee, I'm gunning for his Air Tran seat!
