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Archer said:what requirements are needed for a "type ratings", and do type ratings apply to jet airplanes only?
can you fly a turboprop with a PPL and HP/Complex endorcement as long as it is under 12500 lbs?
Avbug - What a load of hoooie. At least 50% of the pilots who FAIL their type do so because of decision making. Almost every Captain candidate who does not get signed off for the ride finds themselves in that predicament due to unsatisfactory decision making. We have many Captains who were unable to transition from one type to another and had the humiliating experience of going back to the right seat.avbug said:Then again, seniority means promotion because of longevity, not skill, experience, leadership ability, or humanity. Again, with respect to the type rating, it all depends on where you do it, who you are, what you do it in, who you know, and what you can do. Not necessarily in that order.
The fact is that at most flight safety courses, and most simuflite courses, the instructors haven't ever set a foot in the actual airplane, except for perhaps a brief ride to get a type, and many of them don't have a type rating in the airplane they're teaching
I feel the same way about MX.Once you understand systems in general, you'll find that learning differences is all that really matters, from a pilot point of view. The same things are common among most airplanes, and learning the specifics is all there is to it.
Only to end your post with:You have a great set of credentials. Very impressive...for a beginner.
A soft word turns away wrath, you know?, but believe me...ratings, certificates, and time, don't mean squat. What one can do with the airplane means everything, and that has nothing to do with ratings, certificates, or time
. . . . which is one thing you never stop doing, or should never stop doing, in this business.Archer said:I was just wondering at what point in time you can get a type rating and how long it would take. Now I know it takes a matter of "weeks"
For example, I know you can get your Instrument Rating after you PPL which you get usually around 40 to 70 hours. And it takes 15 with CFII and 40 total simulated or actual...
I dont' know about "type ratings" so that's why I started this thread so I could learn...
abenaki said:The bottom line of my point was that you can't just walk in and get a type rating in two weeks off the street...