Best type rating?

[Catalo]

Hi, So i should be finishing up my cmel & csel by the end of may along with cfi, cfii, mei. I was just curious whether or not its beneficial to spend the money on getting a type rating and if so which type rating is most sought after?

 

[Hawker800]

A type rating proves that you accomplished something, while others just spend their money building time. Maybe a C500 or CJ. Look at ProFlight in Carlsbad. Great people!

 

[James331]

Hi, So i should be finishing up my cmel & csel by the end of may along with cfi, cfii, mei. I was just curious whether or not its beneficial to spend the money on getting a type rating and if so which type rating is most sought after?

No, it's not going to be beneficial.

Save the money, print some resumes, put some gas in your car, payback debt and get a flying JOB.

 

[RotorAndWing]

Hi, So i should be finishing up my cmel & csel by the end of may along with cfi, cfii, mei. I was just curious whether or not its beneficial to spend the money on getting a type rating and if so which type rating is most sought after?

Unless you have a job waiting, save your coin.

 

[frfly172]

Get a job flying,if you get a job offer ,go for the type rating.

 

[Kritchlow]

A type rating is largely an ornimental addition to your certificate unless you have 500 hours in type to go with it.

I would save my money.

 

[Kritchlow]

Plus, I see you are finishing your commercial multi.. I would wait until you qualify for an ATP. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think in the future you would only have commercial privileges on that type unless you took an ATP type ride later on.

 

[RotorAndWing]

Plus, I see you are finishing your commercial multi.. I would wait until you qualify for an ATP. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think in the future you would only have commercial privileges on that type unless you took an ATP type ride later on.

If you have a type on a commercial certificate, and then get an ATP, all of your types go on the ATP, no additional check rides.

 

[Kritchlow]

If you have a type on a commercial certificate, and then get an ATP, all of your types go on the ATP, no additional check rides.

Thanks for pointing that out. Didn't know that. I always thought you had to demonstrate that particular airplane to the ATP standard.
Does that hold true for a PPL type as well? I know that's not overly common, but it does happen.

 

[jordane93]

Have someone else pay for your type. Don't spend your own money.

 

[RotorAndWing]

Thanks for pointing that out. Didn't know that. I always thought you had to demonstrate that particular airplane to the ATP standard.
Does that hold true for a PPL type as well? I know that's not overly common, but it does happen.

Yes, works the same.

 

[LDJones]

If you have a type on a commercial certificate, and then get an ATP, all of your types go on the ATP, no additional check rides.

I remember that question from the ATP written!

Buying a Type rating without a job flying that equipment seems like a waste of money. Spend the money on a very long x-c flight (i.e. circumnavigate the U.S.) in the slowest, cheapest flying machine you can find. That will do more for your airman creds than an unneeded type rating.

 

[RotorAndWing]

Have someone else pay for your type. Don't spend your own money.

That's the best way.

 

[James331]

Also buyig type is kinda frowned upon in the industry.

 

[jordane93]

That's the best way.

Nothing is cheaper than free!

 

[RyanB]

Get hired by an airline, they train you and the type rating comes with it

 

[LDJones]

Get hired by an airline, they train you and the type rating comes with it

Concur. And to get hired, get some hours flying.

 

[yakdriver]

Get a P-51 type rating. That will impress almost any pilot. Don

 

[RotorAndWing]

Also buyig type is kinda frowned upon in the industry.

No it's not.

 

[nosehair]

Get a P-51 type rating. That will impress almost any pilot. Don

Also a DC-3 would have that effect.

 

[RotorAndWing]

Get a P-51 type rating. That will impress almost any pilot. Don

There's no type rating for the P-51.

 

[LDJones]

There's no type rating for the P-51.

Don't those fall under LOAs?

 

[RotorAndWing]

Don't those fall under LOAs?

Yes.....

 

[Henning]

Hi, So i should be finishing up my cmel & csel by the end of may along with cfi, cfii, mei. I was just curious whether or not its beneficial to spend the money on getting a type rating and if so which type rating is most sought after?

Not unless you have a job offer.

 

[yakdriver]

There's no type rating for the P-51.

Yes there is. It used to be a LOA. The FAA changed it to type ratings in the late 90s for high horsepower warbirds. Anyone who had an LOA before the change date automatically got a change to a type rating for make and model. Don

 

[Henning]

Yes there is. It used to be a LOA. The FAA changed it to type ratings in the late 90s for high horsepower warbirds. Anyone who had an LOA before the change date automatically got a change to a type rating for make and model. Don

I thought someone was saying the P-51 was an exception to that because it was in Limited cat. Never researched it, sounded like a silly thing that could be possible.

 

[RotorAndWing]

Yes there is. It used to be a LOA. The FAA changed it to type ratings in the late 90s for high horsepower warbirds. Anyone who had an LOA before the change date automatically got a change to a type rating for make and model. Don

OK, it doesn't show under the current FAA guidance.

8900.1, Vol. 5, Chapter 9 and http://registry.faa.gov/typeratings/?YouCantCacheThis=0.5