I got a job waitin' for my graduation, fifty thou a year buys a lot of beer...
I got a job waitin' for my graduation, fifty thou a year buys a lot of beer...
We had some fun here and you got some good advice. Personally, and keep in mind that I am an antique, I think tilts have a super future in the military. Still, as others have noted, you are getting some super high end training that will service you well.Selecting out of Primary here pretty soon, I'm curious what post-military life would look like as a tilt pilot. Tilt currently #1 preference, rotary close second.
I enjoy the humor, and I'm taking in the perspectives. I should have phrased the original question as- "are any v22 pilots transitioning smoothly into civilian or LE positions as helicopter pilots? Is v22 time currently "powered lift" or multi engine time to the FAA?" "What type of -flying- jobs are v22 pilots transitioning into after EAS"... etcWe had some fun here and you got some good advice. Personally, and keep in mind that I am an antique, I think tilts have a super future in the military. Still, as others have noted, you are getting some super high end training that will service you well.
@phrogdriver was a V-22 guy who did some LE Helo flying after he got out. All the other V-22 guys I know are still in or have test backgrounds that led them to stick around that community in some way shape or form. But I think the first big batch of folks with careers with predominantly V-22 time arent quite eligible for retirement.I enjoy the humor, and I'm taking in the perspectives. I should have phrased the original question as- "are any v22 pilots transitioning smoothly into civilian or LE positions as helicopter pilots? Is v22 time currently "powered lift" or multi engine time to the FAA?" "What type of -flying- jobs are v22 pilots transitioning into after EAS"... etc
It’s still powered lift. That said, they’ve made inroads and there are plopter types getting hired at pretty much all of the majors. Obviously if airlines are your goal then a stint in VT’s or a VMR would be a good idea.I enjoy the humor, and I'm taking in the perspectives. I should have phrased the original question as- "are any v22 pilots transitioning smoothly into civilian or LE positions as helicopter pilots? Is v22 time currently "powered lift" or multi engine time to the FAA?" "What type of -flying- jobs are v22 pilots transitioning into after EAS"... etc
@phrogdriver was a V-22 guy who did some LE Helo flying after he got out. All the other V-22 guys I know are still in or have test backgrounds that led them to stick around that community in some way shape or form.
It’s still powered lift. That said, they’ve made inroads and there are plopter types getting hired at pretty much all of the majors. Obviously if airlines are your goal then a stint in VT’s or a VMR would be a good idea.
@phrogdriver was a V-22 guy who did some LE Helo flying after he got out. All the other V-22 guys I know are still in or have test backgrounds that led them to stick around that community in some way shape or form. But I think the first big batch of folks with careers with predominantly V-22 time arent quite eligible for retirement.
It's an older reference, Sir, but it checks out.It’s all ball bearings nowadays.
Selecting out of Primary here pretty soon, I'm curious what post-military life would look like as a tilt pilot. Tilt currently #1 preference, rotary close second.
That's good to hear. Most of the time the plopter is flying around it's a complex dual turbine FW airplane. It just happens to land vertically at the end of the flight.Plenty of Plopter types at the airlines, and I think recognition of it as Complex Turbine time will only increase. A lot of places are counting it similarly to MEFW time, maybe with some modifier. By the time you finish your MSO, things will probably have changed.
Just in the important phases of flight is it a helicopterThat's good to hear. Most of the time the plopter is flying around it's a complex dual turbine FW airplane. It just happens to land vertically at the end of the flight.
Fair, but they also spend a lot of time doing high workload DVE approaches. Would be curious to hear if any of that skillset would translate.Just in the important phases of flight is it a helicopter
Just in the important phases of flight is it a helicopter