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Shlong
17th Jun 2002, 14:56
Any ex-hoverspeed pilots now flying aeroplanes?
M.Mouse
17th Jun 2002, 16:17
A little difficult as they did not have pilot licences!
I asked what qualifications they held when visiting the bridge/flightdeck during a channel crossing. The crew told me they held seafarers licences.
I heard some Captains held ATPLs along with their Master Mariners licence.
M.Mouse
17th Jun 2002, 17:39
That is of course possible but I understood that it was not a requirement to hold an ATPL or similar in order to command/fly/sail a hovercraft.
So what about the ekranoplane and/or derivitives now being built down south? Seafarer or pilot licence or both?
springbok449
18th Jun 2002, 07:38
Having met an ex. Hoverspeed pilot, I was under the impression that one of the requirements for the job was to have a CPL or an ATPL.
Anti Skid On
18th Jun 2002, 09:06
I agree with the above, especially on the tech aspect - used RR turbines, propellors, etc. Handling involved similar control inputs, etc.