Need a break from studying Instruments...
Any insight on this? Rumor at NDZ is 10-12 months for 60. 3-6 months for 65.
Any insight on this? Rumor at NDZ is 10-12 months for 60. 3-6 months for 65.
* Stupid question from a know-nothing-wanna-be *
With every branch of the armed forces flying different flavors of the -60; why couldn't USCG guys in waiting go to another branches school to at least get qualified in type? Then get qualified in model and learn CG specific ops in house?
I know that is an easier said than done solution. I just can't see stashing a guy for up to a year being very fruitful for either the CG or the individual.
The focus of their flying is pretty different. It could be done, but I think it would be (potentially) at the loss of the CG.
* Stupid question from a know-nothing-wanna-be *
With every branch of the armed forces flying different flavors of the -60; why couldn't USCG guys in waiting go to another branches school to at least get qualified in type? Then get qualified in model and learn CG specific ops in house?
I know that is an easier said than done solution. I just can't see stashing a guy for up to a year being very fruitful for either the CG or the individual.
In truth there are many CG pilots who are already qual'd in the -60. Some were pilots in previous services and some are all CG trained. The problem is that the T Model is so different that previous quals don't matter. They have to go through a new course to get the qual. That is one of the problems. We don't have enough training slots for the current pilots let alone for the new ones. It is going to be a long time before that settles down.
Thanks for the info. I picked up 65s, so I guess it's 3 or 4 months for me...
I don't fly 60's so I cannot tell you the exact changes but the overall changes are going from steam gauges to an all glass cockpit, plus major changes in CDUs. Other than that I don't have the specifics. Either way, it was more than the CG could send an instructor to a unit to complete. So instead all pilots have to go back to Mobile for the training. The same thing will be happing in the H65 shortly.What is it that's so different? Is it the avionics or something else? Does it let you do Minority Report type stuff?
Seriously, I ask because I'm curious what they are doing that is different from the M or the R/S.