MV22 Flight Time

[Sammy]

Anyone know if MV22 time is viable with the fractionals? (ie) Can one get hired with this time plus ATP ME? Thanks.

 

[pilotpat]

I wouldn't see why not, its still an airplane. I'd think your question would revolve around your XL and Soverign type, though and not the Osprey.

 

[NJA bound]

NetJets pilot requirements from the website

Airline Transport Pilot Certificate (Multi-Engine Land)
Current FAA First Class Medical certificate
2500 hours total pilot time
500 hours fixed wing multi-engine time
250 hours instrument time (actual or simulated in flight - excludes simulator time)

 

[Guitar Guy]

Well, that Osprey time could come in handy if NetJets orders some Bell/Augusta 609's.

Otherwise, as NJA Bound so succinctly posted, you must meet the published mins.

 

[Jafo73]

which looks like the MV-22 would count towards the total time. There are quite a few pilots at NJ with mostly helicopter time (Army and Navy). Of course the Osprey is a 'fixed wing, multi'... just the engines move....

 

[NJA bound]

OK, less succinctly, I don't know that the Osprey time would count as part of the 500 hours of fixed wing multi-engine time but I think it would count towards the 2500 TT.

 

[VVJM265]

Of course the Osprey is a 'fixed wing, multi'... just the engines move....

Technically, the MV-22 is in the Powered-lift category, it is not a fixed wing multi- engine Airplane. Singlne engine in an Osprey does not mean asymetric thrust like a normal KingAir, 737, or G5. That kind of situation in the Osprey (i.e. lose a motor and the interconnecting shaft shears) results in departing controlled flight, or so I've been told by the Marine buddies I used to work with. Here are the definitions from FAR Part 1:

Powered-lift means a heavier-than-air aircraft capable of vertical takeoff, vertical landing, and low speed flight that depends principally on engine-driven lift devices or engine thrust for lift during these flight regimes and on nonrotating airfoil(s) for lift during horizontal flight.​

Airplane means an engine-driven fixed-wing aircraft heavier than air, that is supported in flight by the dynamic reaction of the air against its wings.​

As others pointed out, MV-22 should count toward the 2500 hr total. How much actual fixed wing multi-engine airplane time do you have? If over 500 hrs, then it looks like from your profile you meet the rest of the mins. Send in the resume and see what they say. Don't waste another minute here!

Best of luck,
VVJM265

 

[PUCKFA18]

Mv-22

VVJM265,

Your dead on the mark. I contacted my rotor head buddies as well. They confirm what you outlined.

PUCK

Check Six!!!!!!!

 

[acaTerry]

Anyone who survived the Osprey is good enough to fly for me.

 

[VVJM265]

Thanks for the backup Puck!