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I think this is where a lot of people are getting confused. This is not designed to replace the HTs. The students doing COPT-R still do a full HT syllabus. They're just not going to Primary. I'm pretty sure the transition from a T-Cyclic is a lot less jarring than the transition from a T-6 and students seem to make that work.

This seems really important to reiterate. I'll admit to not grasping this key point early in the thread. I can truly say my 89 hours in the T-34C did nearly nothing for my helicopter stick and rudder ... er, cyclic and pedal skills.

Yes, I learned an ounce of officer ship, and a pound of EP memorization, flight planning, Air nav, etc. during Primary. But nothing about the T-34 prepared me for trying to hover inside that little concrete square during HT FAM 1.