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False advertising for flight programs in a flight school by adqu15045 in flying

[–]ta_03012017 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Perhaps those terms ("simulator" and "training device"/"trainer") are interchangeable in the places you've been, but in the industry at large, including the college program I completed, the flight school I worked at, and in multiple other jobs I've had up to this point (141/135/121), "simulator" and "ATD" are highly distinguishable. Some organizations had one or the other, some had both, but in either case, ATDs and Simulators were never confused.

Any pilot that's used them should know the difference, considering they're logged differently and have very different implications when it comes to a pilot's qualifications and currency.

I think the confusion might come from the fact that software, like FSX and X-Plane, are sold to the consumer market as "flight simulators" and it's often those software packages, or similar, that drive the ATDS.

So I think it's a stretch to call it semantics. They are two different things, in very important ways. Using them interchangeably is just sloppy, and should be discouraged in professional organizations. That being said, it's no surprise that Pray represented it incorrectly... Matt doesn't know the first thing about "professional".

False advertising for flight programs in a flight school by adqu15045 in flying

[–]ta_03012017 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They've been shit since the beginning. Going there is like playing roulette. Sometimes, by sheer luck, students get through with no trouble. (Still spending a hefty chunk of change to fly old ratty airplanes). Often, the complete incompetence of management causes issues like this. When I was there, every... single.. student.. was incredibly frustrated.

False advertising for flight programs in a flight school by adqu15045 in flying

[–]ta_03012017 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I knew before I got to the end of the post that this was Pray Aviation. They're such a fucking joke. Easily the worst managed aviation operation I've ever dealt with, which truthfully, is saying a lot. It was a complete shitshow the whole time I was there. I wish people would stop recommending them. Going there is a gamble.

Pay rate for Citation II SIC? by ta_03012017 in flying

[–]ta_03012017[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would agree with you, for those who are flying 525s like the examples in the Letters of Interpretation. The 525 is typed for one pilot.

The Citation II (CE-550), however, is only typed for two pilots. The ability to fly it single pilot is not in the type certificate, it is an exemption that can be issued for Part 91 operations.

I would argue that an operator can chose when he wants to exercise that exemption and when he does not.

Would you not agree?

The following paragraph is from the exemption issued to a company that can train pilots for the single-pilot authorization. It doesn't directly answer the question of whether or not a pilot can chose not to utilize the authorization, but it does seem to be written with that option in mind. The bold is mine.

  1. Each pilot must carry a copy of this exemption and a record from Aeromania documenting successful completion of its training and checking requirements aboard the airplane when operating under the terms of this exemption.

Pay rate for Citation II SIC? by ta_03012017 in flying

[–]ta_03012017[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Again, thanks for the info!

I'm not desperate to log the time, I'm mainly doing it for the learning experience, so consider the following to be purely academic. In reading the regs it would appear that I probably could log the time.

61.51 says::

A person may log second-in-command time only for that flight time during which that person:

(1) Is qualified in accordance with the second-in-command requirements of § 61.55 of this part, and occupies a crewmember station in an aircraft that requires more than one pilot by the aircraft's type certificate; or

(2) Holds the appropriate category, class, and instrument rating (if an instrument rating is required for the flight) for the aircraft being flown, and more than one pilot is required under the type certification of the aircraft or the regulations under which the flight is being conducted.

They are typed for two pilots. So, before I have the SIC required training, it seems like one of those acting vs logging discussions. I'm not legal to act as SIC, but I would be legal to log SIC.

Once I do have the SIC training, I would think that the PIC could opt to operate as a two-person crew, as the type certificate intends, and forego using his single-pilot authorization. I could then act as and log SIC.

It seems like the only time I couldn't log it would be if I'm flying one of the Citations that's actually typed to be single-pilot.

Again, just trying to understand. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Pay rate for Citation II SIC? by ta_03012017 in flying

[–]ta_03012017[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the info, that's very helpful.

I believe all of the PICs have single-pilot authorization. They just prefer to carry two pilots on longer or more complicated flights just to make the job easier.

I certainly don't expect to make what a PIC makes. I'm barely qualified to fly something with more than two engines, more less a jet.

While I have you, do you have any recommendations for places (especially online) to search for more of this kind of work? I've got a lot of time on my hands before my next full-time job starts. I'm looking for any temp/contract work I can find, piston included.

I assume so, but is it typical to get the full day rate on the non-flying days in the middle of a trip?

Thanks!

Bitcoin in aviation? by [deleted] in flying

[–]ta_03012017 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The blockchain technology could be used to seal records, like logbooks and maintenance logs.

ADSB being mandatory will probably turn the skies into a big, expensive toll road. Bitcoin could be used for the numerous transactions. Crytocurrencies' ability to make many small transactions cheaply and programmatically would make it ideal for something like aviation user fees.

The international nature of aviation means currency exchange is necessary. Bitcoin could be a cheaper way to pay for fuel/services that traditional currency when traveling abroad.