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Faa se add on
Dear All
I have an FAA ATPL and a COMM MEL.
To obtain an FAA SE Add On, what should i do? How amny hours should I fly? Is there a minimum?
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Baobab72
I have an FAA ATPL and a COMM MEL.
To obtain an FAA SE Add On, what should i do? How amny hours should I fly? Is there a minimum?
Many Thanks
Baobab72
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I have an FAA ATPL and a COMM MEL
You probably have an Airline Transport Pilot certificate, Airplane Multi Engine Land (AMEL, in FAA speak) and want to add "Single Engine Land" to it. Most likely, you will then have "Commercial Privileges ASEL", not much reason to take an ATP single engine exam.
You will need to fly enough to master the Practical Test Guide for a Commercial Pilot maneuvers, all visual ones, like Lazy 8's, Chandelles, Stall series, etc. If you just want Private Pilot privileges, you could simplify the check even more. Not much flying, maybe 10 hours, if you are familiar with light planes.
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You will need to fly enough to master the Practical Test Guide for a Commercial Pilot maneuvers, all visual ones, like Lazy 8's, Chandelles, Stall series, etc. If you just want Private Pilot privileges, you could simplify the check even more. Not much flying, maybe 10 hours, if you are familiar with light planes.
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Originally Posted by galaxy flyer
You probably have an Airline Transport Pilot certificate, Airplane Multi Engine Land (AMEL, in FAA speak) and want to add "Single Engine Land" to it. Most likely, you will then have "Commercial Privileges ASEL"
Originally Posted by baobab72
Is there a minimum?
Galaxy is right in that there's no real reason for an ATP sel, but if you're fairly current on instruments it's not a difficult task.
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FAA ASEL Add-on to a Commercial AMEL Ticket
I would caution anyone who has flown primarily IFR in a multi-place heavy aircraft to take this checkride seriously. Obviously, if you have no ASEL privileges, you have insufficient familiarity with light GA. The Practical Test Standards require a significant number of normal/expected tasks like a preflight, takeoff and landing but also some "Operations" not common to heavy A/C like Eights-on-Pylons, Power Off 180 Acccuracy Landings and Chandelles. This is NOT a common checkride for most CFIs. The result is usually much wasted time preparing for Slow-Flight/Stalls (which are not tested) and insufficient time on ground reference maneuvers. See FAA-S-8081-12B and find a CFI with more than just experience in primary students.
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Do it as an ATP-ASEL add on & avoid the CPL manouvres. You've already done an ATP test once so you know the sort of things that are required. Do as I did & do it in an amphibian and get both SEL & SES at the same time.