AA717driver
A simpler time...
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HawkerF/O said:VLJs are a low rent bottom feeder 135 OPS dream. You think some of these guys have been bottom of the barrel up to this point, just wait until these pilot that are now getting their privates start looking for jobs. This will lower pay rates all around. A warm body in the right seat will pay 50/day and they'll be used to bottom of the pond wages. This is not going to be pretty. And their training program is a joke. Point me to the FAR that says additional training is required AFTER they get their type to be legal to go hop in the airplane (Short of an SOE). These arrogant MDs, JDs, etc are going to get typed and blow off the additional training that the manufactures are wanting them to complete. The only thing that would be is good advice they (the new owners) are under no obligation to take.
flyin4pennies said:You are required to keep up currentcy in type per FARs otherwise your type becomes noncurrent. And yes the insurance companies are going to take control on this one. I've been doing a lot of research on this one.
HS125 said:Actually the way I understand it, the only currency requirement would be a FAR 61.56 Flight Review every 24 calendar months and this could be done in a 152. These VLJ's are single pilot aircraft and therefore the pilot would not require the 12 calendar month Pilot Procficiency check required by FAR 61.58.
The only type specific currency requirements would be the takeoff and landing requirements of FAR 61.57.
There is no FAR recurrent training requirement for Part 91 operations in an aircraft of the size of the VLJ's or for any other single pilot jet.