All this stuff about 350 hour PIC etc got me thinking about my own experiences. So I got the old logbooks out.
At TT 350 hrs (115 of those on ab-initio jet fixed wing) I was given captaincy on a twin turbine, 7,000 kg helicopter. By 380 hrs TT, I was let loose by myself to fly the army in the Central American Jungle.
Still safely here, after some 24 years of continuous flying employment later.
But I do think I would have needed a bit more time to be based on a boat. Even more if it was dark...
$hit, I just agreed with PF#1!
SAS, what this JCB thing? Aren't they diggers? Why do you need 2 pilots to drive a digger?
