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NEWS Nice article on surplus mil helos making way to commercial operators

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ChuckM

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Gatordev said:
Or you could just have done it in a Romeo... Too soon?

(It's been done already, FYI)

Seriously, though, that's actually cool info. In the past, there's been an option for a checkride in a 206 in your previous AOR, @ChuckM, but not sure if that's still an option (just haven't looked).
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First I've heard of it. Great news. There was a lot of research into it by several interested parties in the last year at the FRS and they all came up empty. There are only a handful of S-70 DPEs (none in the JAX/Orlando area) and there's all of the 3710/SOP wickets to negotiate. Would love the gouge as I still have access to a Romeo for the next year or so. I'm curious as to whether CHSMWP would be as permitting to the idea as the east coast counterpart. Worth a shot though.

That's one of the main benefits to an HT tour. (the 206 option) I don't know why everyone doesn't check that box with how easy Shepard air has made taking the written and how lax the standard is with the DPE in Gainesville.
 
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ChuckM said:
First I've heard of it. Great news. There was a lot of research into it by several interested parties in the last year at the FRS and they all came up empty. There are only a handful of S-70 DPEs (none in the JAX/Orlando area) and there's all of the 3710/SOP wickets to negotiate. Would love the gouge as I still have access to a Romeo for the next year or so. I'm curious as to whether CHSMWP would be as permitting to the idea as the east coast counterpart. Worth a shot though.

That's one of the main benefits to an HT tour. (the 206 option) I don't know why everyone doesn't check that box with how easy Shepard air has made taking the written and how lax the standard is with the DPE in Gainesville.
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It happened on the PAC side not the LANT side (and no, it wasn't me). We still have our LAMPS roots, so if there's a way to make this complicated, we can accomplish it! But if you do your research and have a plan, I'd argue it's possible. Also if you can find the examiner who is okay being in the back. 3710 specifically allows this, so I'd argue it's not impossible. At the time, the DPE in San Diego was cool with being in the back, I believe.
 
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