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Old 16th Dec 2007, 22:02
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blackbear1
 
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training required for ex-military helicopter pilot

I am currently serving as a helicopter pilot in the British Military. I will be leaving in the next 15 months with only 750 hours total of which 200 are as an aircraft commander. After leaving i intend to move into fixed wing flying and hopefully get a job with a UK based airline. I have a couple of questions which hopefully someone will be able to answer.

1. What licenses and ratings, other than my ATPL, will i need to get to be in with a chance of an airline job.

2. Will any of my military flying count towards my licenses, P1 and commander time, twin engine time etc?

3. As a 31 year old ex-military helicopter pilot am i going to be in with a shot of a fixed wing job?

4. How much fixed wing time will i need to gain in order to be competitive and will any of my military fixed wing time count towards the total?

Any help would be much appreciated.
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