WillThe Military Comp Test is the way to go. Your military hours will not get you anything at this point without wings or a PPL. Upon graduation of Military Pilot Training you can take the Military Comp Test and you will be given your PPL Instrument and Commercial Ratings without having to take an FAA checkride/practical test. I just took the test today, but have to wait on the official winging to turn in my paperwork to the FAA.
Im not sure what your current T-34 hours would get you right now. Try talking to a CFI. I know that for the mil comp you need 10 hrs solo in the last 12 months in your last training aircraft which is the T-45 for me.
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Upon graduation of Military Pilot Training you can take the Military Comp Test and you will be given your PPL Instrument and Commercial Ratings without having to take an FAA checkride/practical test.
Any good gouge out there for picking up a private pilot cert with military hours? I'm a STUD fresh out of primary and just curious if I can do that easily at this point so I can play in the sky with my free time. Thanks in advance for any help.
Possible loophole: one thing you could try doing, (if you're only interested in going up by yourself) is getting a CFI to endorse you for solo as a STUDENT pilot in whatever airplane you want to fly and get whatever other endorsements required (Night, X/C, Class B, High Performance, Complex, etc...). It will have to be renewed every 90-days, but could be a cheaper way to go if you just wanted to go up by yourself and not carry any PAX.
I would question that loophole since you have to have a requisite number of hours (as determined by the instructor) in model to get the endorsement. That means a stud training in a Piper can't solo a Cessna, etc.
Also, if you don't have any prior certificates (PPL, etc) then you can't use those hours from primary for any certs until you get winged, then you're allowed to take the mil comp. You can legally apply the hours from IFS towards a PPL, if you wanted to go that route.
That said, I'm sure there's ways to get the drug deal done to have a CFI sign you off, although I would think he would be risking his ticket if he did.
I just took a Mil Comp prep class and test. Here is what it gets you upon graduation for fixed wing dudes: Single Engine Land Airplane, Airplane Instrument Rating, and Commercial Pilot Rating.
Helo guys can back this up but Im pretty sure on the helo side you get the following: Single Engine Airplane, Helicopter Instrument Rating, and Commercial Pilot Rating. I've been told by a few helo guys that they do not get the fixed wing IFR rating.
I would question that loophole since you have to have a requisite number of hours (as determined by the instructor) in model to get the endorsement. That means a stud training in a Piper can't solo a Cessna, etc.
Also, if you don't have any prior certificates (PPL, etc) then you can't use those hours from primary for any certs until you get winged, then you're allowed to take the mil comp. You can legally apply the hours from IFS towards a PPL, if you wanted to go that route.
That said, I'm sure there's ways to get the drug deal done to have a CFI sign you off, although I would think he would be risking his ticket if he did.
This is true and KEY. This is a recent FAR change. Most IPs in the HTs got their instrument airplane but we do not, as of like a year ago.
We get Commercial airplane and Commercial helicopter, and helicopter instrument. However, to get airplane instrument would probably require little more than paying for
the checkride itself in a cessna.