MasterBates
Well-Known Member
Everybody,
I am sitting on about 6 months of sitting on my butt (read as no deployment, no real ground job either) waiting to PCS out of here.
Thinking about using my GI bill to get my multi engine rating, or CFI rating.
I currently hold a commercial ticket with:
Airplane Single Engine Land
Rotorcraft Helicopter
Instrument Airplane
Instrument Helicopter
Military Quals
HAC
FCP
NVGI
Here is what I got total (mil & civil)
1850 hours
1650 in helicopters
650 in the SH60B
800 in the Bell 206/TH57
200 in Bell 204/UH1
100 in T-34
100 in Cessna150/172 and PA32.
Here is what I want:
Multi Engine, for as little as possible out of pocket. I have a lot of time, but limited funds from now until december. I still work 5 days a week at my squadron, but I am senior enough here to set my own hours to a point. Working in OPS helps that as well.
As an alternate, I was thinking of getting my CFI first if it would be more cost-effective and allow me to build some non-rotorcraft flight time and possibly make enough that the ME rating is costing me nothing but time.
Am I insane, or is this doable. I have the commands belssing provided what little work I do here gets done. And I remain available for TAD. (I am the resident "We need a HAC to go to XX for a week guy)
I am sitting on about 6 months of sitting on my butt (read as no deployment, no real ground job either) waiting to PCS out of here.
Thinking about using my GI bill to get my multi engine rating, or CFI rating.
I currently hold a commercial ticket with:
Airplane Single Engine Land
Rotorcraft Helicopter
Instrument Airplane
Instrument Helicopter
Military Quals
HAC
FCP
NVGI
Here is what I got total (mil & civil)
1850 hours
1650 in helicopters
650 in the SH60B
800 in the Bell 206/TH57
200 in Bell 204/UH1
100 in T-34
100 in Cessna150/172 and PA32.
Here is what I want:
Multi Engine, for as little as possible out of pocket. I have a lot of time, but limited funds from now until december. I still work 5 days a week at my squadron, but I am senior enough here to set my own hours to a point. Working in OPS helps that as well.
As an alternate, I was thinking of getting my CFI first if it would be more cost-effective and allow me to build some non-rotorcraft flight time and possibly make enough that the ME rating is costing me nothing but time.
Am I insane, or is this doable. I have the commands belssing provided what little work I do here gets done. And I remain available for TAD. (I am the resident "We need a HAC to go to XX for a week guy)