I'm catching up on this thread as I'm checking out what awaits me if I am successfull in the earlier stages of the selection. I'd like to know more about the different categories of flight grading: Momogai mentions in his post that there are 3 categories for people below 10, 15 or above 15 hours. On the other hand the FTA website mentions that there are only 2 different categories: basic for <20hours and advanced for anything above. Could any of the people who did the flight grading recently comment on which is the current setting?
I have been flying for a year and a half now, and I currently have a total of 15 hours. I am concerned that if I was to make it to the flight grading I would be assigned to the advanced course. My concern is that my flying was spread over long periods (less than one flight per month) so my level may not be as good as somebody who flew on a more regular schedule. Do you know if the recency of the flying hours is taken into account when assigning people into the different categories? Surely my level in a few months (I should be at around 20 hours) wouldn't be comparable to a PPL holder with dozens of hours. How are these edge cases handled by FTA?
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