500 multi??
Multi
In today's aviation get used to it cadets are here to stay in Oz, like the rest of the world.
It works and has so for years. Like any breed and background some will be great others average and some plain ****e.
Yeah in Oz it's a tough GA road, given the chance eons ago
Would you have jumped in to the right hand seat of a shimmy jet? Don't lie, of course you would.
We are just lucky we couldn't. The GA flying years were the best flying years of my life. Love shinny jets and to be honest I actually feel sort for cadets and mpl who have not and will never have a chance to do the stupid **** and got away with us. Many of our mates didn't rip, does it make us better pilots? Yeah probably.
But cadets straight into the seat, from my experience all pretty darn good! Indo enjoy showing photos of Barons in the bush, strips that look
Like goat tracks, yeah ya do see envy in the eyes.
We were the lucky ones, yeah was tough by a truck load if fun. Don't nag these guys wish them well.
It works and has so for years. Like any breed and background some will be great others average and some plain ****e.
Yeah in Oz it's a tough GA road, given the chance eons ago
Would you have jumped in to the right hand seat of a shimmy jet? Don't lie, of course you would.
We are just lucky we couldn't. The GA flying years were the best flying years of my life. Love shinny jets and to be honest I actually feel sort for cadets and mpl who have not and will never have a chance to do the stupid **** and got away with us. Many of our mates didn't rip, does it make us better pilots? Yeah probably.
But cadets straight into the seat, from my experience all pretty darn good! Indo enjoy showing photos of Barons in the bush, strips that look
Like goat tracks, yeah ya do see envy in the eyes.
We were the lucky ones, yeah was tough by a truck load if fun. Don't nag these guys wish them well.
Just wondering, Iv'e heard the term 500 floating around and it seems to be a magical number you should aim form when getting into twins.
Can anyone tell me the origins of this please?
Can anyone tell me the origins of this please?
Appendix 4
1 Qualifications of pilots in command
Aeroplanes exceeding 5 700 kg MTOW
Air transport pilot (aeroplane) licence
2 000 hours total experience as a pilot, that includes:
Command (multi-engine aeroplane) instrument rating
500 hours as pilot in command (or acting as pilot in command under supervision) on multi-engine aeroplanes under the I.F.R.; and
50 hours as pilot in command (or acting as pilot in command under supervision) on the aeroplane type; and
100 hours experience as a pilot on night operations.
1 Qualifications of pilots in command
Aeroplanes exceeding 5 700 kg MTOW
Air transport pilot (aeroplane) licence
2 000 hours total experience as a pilot, that includes:
Command (multi-engine aeroplane) instrument rating
500 hours as pilot in command (or acting as pilot in command under supervision) on multi-engine aeroplanes under the I.F.R.; and
50 hours as pilot in command (or acting as pilot in command under supervision) on the aeroplane type; and
100 hours experience as a pilot on night operations.
Re: 200 hour Cadet, straight to RHS jet transport...
In the 50s, there were 5 people in the cockpit:
So, in the 60's, there were 4 people in the cockpit:
So, in the 70's, there were 3 people in the cockpit:
So, in the 80's, there were 2 people in the cockpit:
So, in the 90's, there were 2 people in the cockpit:
Technology has made many jobs so simple that the pilots now cover them, and drone technology has been pushed along by the Middle East conflicts to the point were it is a pretty mature technology. I can see no-pilot freight and single-pilot passenger operations in the future (not in the 15 years I have left - but not long after.)
You certainly see the pressure on wages - there simply isn't the need to pay 1960s wages to get people into a jet cockpit and perform a safe operation any more.
- An experienced Captain
- A skilled Co-pilot
- Flight Engineer
- Navigator
- Radio Officer
So, in the 60's, there were 4 people in the cockpit:
- An experienced Captain
- A skilled Co-pilot
- Flight Engineer
- Navigator
So, in the 70's, there were 3 people in the cockpit:
- An experienced Captain
- A skilled Co-pilot
- Flight Engineer
So, in the 80's, there were 2 people in the cockpit:
- An experienced Captain
- A skilled Co-pilot
So, in the 90's, there were 2 people in the cockpit:
- An experienced Captain
- Co-pilot
Technology has made many jobs so simple that the pilots now cover them, and drone technology has been pushed along by the Middle East conflicts to the point were it is a pretty mature technology. I can see no-pilot freight and single-pilot passenger operations in the future (not in the 15 years I have left - but not long after.)
You certainly see the pressure on wages - there simply isn't the need to pay 1960s wages to get people into a jet cockpit and perform a safe operation any more.