NFO and flight time

[Mustang83]

Did a search on this, but only found info limited info. I'm trying to get an idea of how much stick time (if any) any NFO can get. I know there are flying clubs at almost every MCAS but I'm looking more at stick time in more advanced aircraft than the normal Cessna 172's and Tomahawks. How probable would it be for an NFO to earn a FAA single engine jet rating while on active duty and not empty their bank account going through civilian air schools?

 

[Brett327]

Did a search on this, but only found info limited info. I'm trying to get an idea of how much stick time (if any) any NFO can get. I know there are flying clubs at almost every MCAS but I'm looking more at stick time in more advanced aircraft than the normal Cessna 172's and Tomahawks. How probable would it be for an NFO to earn a FAA single engine jet rating while on active duty and not empty their bank account going through civilian air schools?

Single engine jet? Not likely, but you'll come out of IFS with a good chunk of hours that you can apply to your PPL. As far as I know, none of the stick time you get in Primary can really be applied to a civilian rating, but others who have gone that route will chime in on that issue.

Brett

 

[Mustang83]

Yea, I'm currently utilizing the "free" time I got at IFS and should have my PPL in about amonth

 

[FrankTheTank]

FAA single engine jet rating

Impossible because it doesn't exist... Now Single Engine Land or Multi-Engine Land on your certificate, that another question??? Or you could have Aircraft specific ratings (B727, B737, A320, etc...), also you have certificates (ATP, CFI, PPL, etc...) Or something to that effect, hell, I am no expert but HAL knows and I got all I need so doesn't really matter.. :icon_wink

 

[GroundPounder]

I think that you can have a center thrust restriction on your license. Its for those who have only flown twin engine planes that have both engines configured in a way that losing an engine does not result in a yaw that could lead to a loss of control. The Cessna 337 and T38 both quailify if I'm not mistaken.

 

[FrankTheTank]

I think that you can have a center thrust restriction on your license.

Yes, you can have restrictions and that is one... I have a strange restriction which without pulling out my license is something to the effect of 'circle to land, vmc only' or something like that.. When I asked about it, I was told it was because we don't train it.. Just like I we aren't authorized PARs because we don't have the training in our curriculum (initial or recurrent) but we do train the snot out of CAT 3s...

 

[FLYTPAY]

Impossible because it doesn't exist... Now Single Engine Land or Multi-Engine Land on your certificate, that another question??? Or you could have Aircraft specific ratings (B727, B737, A320, etc...), also you have certificates (ATP, CFI, PPL, etc...) Or something to that effect, hell, I am no expert but HAL knows and I got all I need so doesn't really matter.. :icon_wink

You can get an experimental jet type rating in a single or multiengine civilian jet if you have 1000 hours total time and 500 hours complex time. Now how do you think a Cessna pilot flies some with a couple thousand pounds of thrust? Not well, hence the requiremtn for 1000 hours and 500 complex.