Caveat, I'm tired, someone should cross check my computations, but...
Areeda said:
For commercial:
- 20 hrs training in airplanes
The correct number is 12 hours minimum dual in an airplane (we could potentially debate it down to 10 hours). The 12 hours dual are:
10 hours dual in a complex aircraft which, if we are judicious about combining things will include 5 hours instrument training, 2 hours dual day XC, 2 hours dual night XC, and 1 hour dual in preparation for the flight test; plus 2 hours dual preparation for the flight test in any airplane.
Likewise your list contains many other combinable elements. Assuming I didn't overlook any mutually exclusive requirements (possible given how tired I am) then the short and dirty minimum category time answer is 50 hours airplanes including 12 hours dual (flight training) in airplanes.
For the instrument rating:
- 15 hrs instrument training in airplanes
- IFR cross country (250nm 3 approaches)
- 50 hrs cross country time 10 in airplanes
Please note that the instrument training and the XC time are combinable with the COM airplane requirements. IOW, the 5 hours airplane instrument for the COM would be included in the 15 hours above. Ditto XC time.
One thing to be aware of is that X/C time in helicopters is at least 25nm GC distance but airplanes is 50nm. I believe this is pertinent when applying cross country helicopter time to an airplane rating.
Yep. The logbook will need a good combing to weed out any helicopter XC time logged that does not include a landing at a point more than 50 nm from the original point of departure.[/quote]
