Originally Posted by
atakacs
A slight thread drift but in light of the potentially missing certification of one of the pilots: how would someone get qualified on a Convair 340/440 in 2018 ?
Same way get any type rating when there's no Simulator: Get some ground training. Get some flight training in in a CV 340 or 440. Take a check ride in a CV 340 or 440 with an examiner who has the authorization to issue type ratings.
Finding the airplane and the examiner might be problematic. I'm not sure if there are any recip convairs still operating commercially in the US, I believe the Commemorative Air Force operates a C-131. I would imagine that someone within that organization is a FAA designee for CV240/340/440 type ratings.
Originally Posted by
roundsounds
The same way these guys did. They obtained a certificate of validation in SA, then did a type rating with an approved pilot / instructor.
Well, actually, one of them *didn't*