Originally Posted by
own nav
There's an elephant in the room I'd like to point out. It may not be the case with you, but most people will admit later on... when they say they want "crew time"..... what they're really saying is they don't want to learn hard IFR single pilot via the "sink or swim method."
I'm definitely not against learning the hard way, this is more about building experience that's as relevant as possible to the part 121 transport environment I'm aiming for.
Originally Posted by
own nav
If you get to ATP mins in a freighter, in this current environment, you will have your choice of regionals regardless of whether your time is single pilot or crew time. Also, bear in mind the time as SIC in the Accelerated Captain Program, while loggable does not count toward your ATP.
Can you explain this one? My understanding was that the SIC requirement in the opspec counted as 'regulations under which the flight is being conducted' as described in 61.159(c)(1)(i).