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Greetings All...
I am a 600 TT private pilot that will be "going back to school" to get my IR and CSEL..eventually the CFI/II as well. I am wanting to do it all by part 61 and am a bit confused on the requirements. Long story short, I know I need 20 hours of dual for commercial/instrument operations for the CSEL. Where I am confused is the aeronautical experience part. I have plenty of night landings at a controlled airport and lots of XC time (most trips being in excessive of 500 NM day and night). I read the reg and it looks like I would have to *re-do* these XC flights once I am "in training".
What I would like to do is; get the dual I need for the IR and count 10 hours of that towards the CSEL. Then, with the remaining 10 hours, get the complex time that I need. I am good on commercial maneuvers, so I am just trying to figure out how I can knock out these ratings for the least amount of hours and $$$. And no, I am not looking to meet the "minimums" and "just pass a checkride"...I don't want to get stuck in some pseudo part 141 training where I have to log 50 hours to get experience I already have.
Thanks for your input!
I am a 600 TT private pilot that will be "going back to school" to get my IR and CSEL..eventually the CFI/II as well. I am wanting to do it all by part 61 and am a bit confused on the requirements. Long story short, I know I need 20 hours of dual for commercial/instrument operations for the CSEL. Where I am confused is the aeronautical experience part. I have plenty of night landings at a controlled airport and lots of XC time (most trips being in excessive of 500 NM day and night). I read the reg and it looks like I would have to *re-do* these XC flights once I am "in training".
What I would like to do is; get the dual I need for the IR and count 10 hours of that towards the CSEL. Then, with the remaining 10 hours, get the complex time that I need. I am good on commercial maneuvers, so I am just trying to figure out how I can knock out these ratings for the least amount of hours and $$$. And no, I am not looking to meet the "minimums" and "just pass a checkride"...I don't want to get stuck in some pseudo part 141 training where I have to log 50 hours to get experience I already have.
Thanks for your input!