Originally Posted by
n5296s
How on earth does this work if you have an FAA license? No type rating for anything under 12500 lbs. So I could have 10,000 hours in say a 206 but would still have to do a checkride and goodness knows what else?
Not relevant to helicopters, but the FAA have a type rating for anything turbojet powered, regardless of weight. Helicopters are still typed only above 12.5.