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[Lead Sled]

There was an old timer who died a few years back ('99? '00?) AOPA did an article on him. Did pipeline patrol, 8 hours a day, I think 7 days a week generally, in a Cub or somesuch little airplane. He passed away with over 60,000 hours in his logbook.

From shear boredom I suppose.

About 16 years ago I attended an AOPA sponsered CFI refresher course. One of the instructors was a recently retired FAA senior Air Carrier inspector. This guy put a copy, on the overhead projector, of the ATP certificate that he was issued during the last few years that he was with the FAA. Under limitations it read "UNRESTRICTED", in other words this guy was legal in everything. He mentioned that it came about as a result of an incident where he tried to pull some airline pilot's certificate. The inspector had been in the cockpit of some airliner when the crew did something stupid. The pilot's attorney argued that the inspector wasn't qualified to critique the crew because he wasn't type-rated in the particular aircraft that they had been flying. Long story short, he ended up with an inrestricted ATP. It also was of limited duration, l believe that it was 24 months, like a CFI certificate. He mentioned that the FAA had issued these certificates only to a handfull of their senior inspectors.

'Sled

 

[ehoulli]

WOW!!! I just looked up his profile on the FAA page. Does he go and buy types for fun or what is his story. Interesting to see all the other certificates he has as well.

Really, I only count 94 type ratings...

 

[Emilfly]

Don't forget martha's type for that white afro jericurl thing she has...

Thanks for making me laugh out loud.

 

[GogglesPisano]

Chuck Norris. Has a couple of thousand types.

 

[PastFastMover]

Under limitations it read "UNRESTRICTED", in other words this guy was legal in everything.
'Sled

Just because he is unrestricted does not mean he is competent in anything, maybe legal though.

 

[flyboycpa]

John and Martha do I think posess every cert and rating but they only have three types a piece. LR-JET, CE-500, and DA-10. From the FAA website.

Actually, I don't know of anyone that can claim to hold every certificate available, even John & Martha. Don't forget about the relatively(?) new "Powered Lift" certificate that now would include the tilt-rotor aircraft. Yes, it's a civilian certificate even though we don't yet have any civilian aircraft to satisfy the need. I know it's a technicality, but still valid.

After Bell certifies their AB-609 civilian tilt-rotor I guess John & Martha will go get their training, but alas, they haven't yet!

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[Lead Sled]

Just because he is unrestricted does not mean he is competent in anything, maybe legal though.

That was the whole point.

 

[flyboycpa]

Here are a few cool ones to look up:

Leiland Mozart Duke Jr.....8 different certificates with 50 a/c types

David Steven Morss......the famed experimental test pilot and Reno Air racer (his list is mostly cool for the authorized experimental types he has)

"Evelyn Bryan Johnson
Evelyn Johnson has been flying for almost six and a half years. Big deal, you say? It is a big deal when you consider those six and a half years amount to over 56,600 flight hours over 55 years ... and counting. She's a CFI, DPE and airport manager in Morristown, Tenn., who has been sharing her love of flying with students every day for over 50 years. In this month's Profile, Evelyn talks with AVweb's Joe Godfrey about the unique perspective of a woman in aviation about to celebrate her 90th birthday."

I have great respect and admiration for her, as she did my CFI oral and practical in 1996 and she can tell you to-the-hour how many hours she has. Also, she was in the Guiness Book for the highest flight time for a female and only second in total time to Mr. Ed Long from Montgomery, AL mentioned in a previous post.

 

[hyflyt560]

Interesting post. We should all admit to our most embarassing type. Because I took my helicopter ATP in an R-22, I have that type on my certificate...and, I've been asked about it at EVERY interview.

 

[ROSWELL41]

Does anyone know the story about Mr. Briggs? Does he spend his own money 'collecting' type ratings?

 

[Emilfly]

Dottie Anderson, from Bluffton, OH. Incrediable lady, in her 80's, CFII, DE, Chief Pilot, and very active in the local aviation communtiy. I took my COM ride with her in '01, at that time she had stopped logging that was not required at 40,000 hours. I have no idea what other ratings/honors she holds, but she deserves a nod of thanks.

 

[NuGuy]

Interesting post. We should all admit to our most embarassing type. Because I took my helicopter ATP in an R-22, I have that type on my certificate...and, I've been asked about it at EVERY interview.

Heyas Hyfly,

Same here! I've gotten more than my share of "what the heck is an R-22...that's not that helicopter, is it?".

I did my ATP in a fairly nice R-22 IFR trainer...one of the first with the electric "govenor". Surprsingly docile under the hood, and better equipmment that most of the singles of the day.

I think the R-22 type was was the lowest gross weight type they ever issued (for normal category ac).

Anyway, the guy that owned the school collected types, and he had about 4 pages of them back in the 1990s. Lots of heilos, and DC-X types from the -2 to the -10, every 7X7 and a gaggle of others. He even had a ATP-gyroplane, which they don't even issue anymore. He used to hang out with a buddy of his who did the same thing that flew for Coca-cola up in ATL. They went back and forth for a while about who had the most.

Nu