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Guaranteed Pilot Slot?

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War Hoover NFO.
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aggiepilot,
You answer your own question. There is no telling the type of pilot one is or the quality of his training or experience based on a FAA issued license and a log book. Some flying certainly shows apptitude. Fact is that by time a guy gets to advance training it is a crap shoot who will have the best grades. Nothing a typical private pilot learns or experiences prepares him for the gun pattern, CV landings, slung loads in a helo or multiple engine failures in a P-3. If a guy can afford some flight time he should get it. If he can't shouldn't worry about it.
 
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Thought I'd throw you a bone. You are the webmaster. Sorta makes you SOPA. Gota get some respect for that.
 
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fnewton

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For M.J. McDaniel-

I spoke with a fried of mine back in my NROTC unit and he said the Corps is still giving out flight contracts. He was just awarded one a couple of months ago.
 
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nic22

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fnewton,

How long is the wait to get an OCS date for the Corps once you get a flight contract?
 
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Dave Shutter

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As for prior flight time, A friend of mine in Primary has 1200 hours, Embry Riddle grad, private instructor and flew for Continental Express in twin engine props. It's a boatload of experience but guess what: He never flew in formations, did aerobatics or executed a break pattern for landing. His summation on the advantage of his prior flight time: His 1200 hundred hours might as well have been driving Amtrak trains. Does he get airsick: no. Is he familiar with all the instruments, navigation and talking on the radio: yes. Is he adapting very quickly: yes. Outside of that, according to him everything else is a struggle. The T-34 is unlike anything he's ever flown before and the type of flying we do (and the flood of memorized procedures and knowledge that goes with it) is completely different than anything he's ever seen. I never got all the way to my private license, but I know about a dozen guys who have, and they all say the same thing. The requirements of military aviation, ie: the amount of in depth systems knowledge required and the degree of precision for executing maneuvers, greatly surpasses anything you'll ever do taking lessons in Cessna's. Does having a PPL or some prior flight time help, of course. Is it a HUGE advantage, or an "edge" over the other guy, no.
 
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I've got to disagree - prior flight time makes a difference, especially getting better grades early in the syllabus. I hear that from North field instructors and it was especially evident here at South Field - some of the Marine students went TAD to Marine reserve helo squadrons while waiting to start the HT's. They got about 20 hours of flight time in Huey's and Cobras and were able to get some easy above averages in the early portion because they already knew how to hover. Other students catch up, but every above is precious when you are competing to get your dream slot.
 
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