Rating Requirement Overlaps
Hi all,
Looking at various advanced ratings and I see a lot of overlaps. Im hoping someone here on the board can shed light on the "hard" requirements for the particular rating and the "soft" requirements...
Here's an example:
Obtaining an Instrument Rating requires a 250 NM XC
Obtaining a Commercial Rating requires a 300 NM XC w/ a single 150 NM leg
Obtaining a Commercial Rating requires a night & a day 100NM XC of 2+hrs.
I already know I can push my instrument cross country to 300NM and meet the long cross country for Commercial and Instrument, but could I not push the distance a little further (to add hours), make the flight half during the day and half at night and meet all 4 requirements in one trip?
Follow-on question... Looking at the Multi-Engine add-on to my PPL it does not look all that difficult to do and doesnt require many hours, but I dont know that I have a need for multi-engine (really I wasn't planning on it, multi engine rentals are expensive and if I buy a plane its likely to be a single engine Bonanza unless I come into some money and can afford a Grumman Amphib).
That being said, it would seem given the requirements of the multi commercial that the time/XC requirements must be met in a multi engine aircraft and thus it might make more sense to get the multi signoff now before getting new ratings rather than having to go back and do requirements over again to add it to existing rating later.
A single engine commercial pilot with Multi-rating can not be PIC for commercial operations in a multi correct?
What about the other way around, can a Multi-engine commercial pilot be PIC for commercial operations in a single?
I imagine the answer to those last 2 would also be the same as it pertains to a seaplane?
Hi all,
Looking at various advanced ratings and I see a lot of overlaps. Im hoping someone here on the board can shed light on the "hard" requirements for the particular rating and the "soft" requirements...
Here's an example:
Obtaining an Instrument Rating requires a 250 NM XC
Obtaining a Commercial Rating requires a 300 NM XC w/ a single 150 NM leg
Obtaining a Commercial Rating requires a night & a day 100NM XC of 2+hrs.
I already know I can push my instrument cross country to 300NM and meet the long cross country for Commercial and Instrument, but could I not push the distance a little further (to add hours), make the flight half during the day and half at night and meet all 4 requirements in one trip?
Follow-on question... Looking at the Multi-Engine add-on to my PPL it does not look all that difficult to do and doesnt require many hours, but I dont know that I have a need for multi-engine (really I wasn't planning on it, multi engine rentals are expensive and if I buy a plane its likely to be a single engine Bonanza unless I come into some money and can afford a Grumman Amphib).
That being said, it would seem given the requirements of the multi commercial that the time/XC requirements must be met in a multi engine aircraft and thus it might make more sense to get the multi signoff now before getting new ratings rather than having to go back and do requirements over again to add it to existing rating later.
A single engine commercial pilot with Multi-rating can not be PIC for commercial operations in a multi correct?
What about the other way around, can a Multi-engine commercial pilot be PIC for commercial operations in a single?
I imagine the answer to those last 2 would also be the same as it pertains to a seaplane?
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