Originally Posted by
justfun
So what is the difference between a restricted ca and one that is not? I realize that total hours is the main difference, 1,000 and 1,200. Does the ca have to use higher approach minimums?
Thanks for educating me.
I come from a military background, so this civilian career path is a different beast.
No problem!
Ameriflight has a waiver from the FAA. With it, we created the Accelerated Captain Program.
For that program, we hire pilots around 750-900 TT and put them in the right seat of a BE99, BE1900, or SA227. They fly SIC until they reach 1,000 TT and then they become a restricted Captain in the BE99. With being restricted, they will have a regular Ameriflight Captain as a mentor and will have slightly lower weather mins (not quite VFR, just lower than normal). Once the pilot reaches 1,200 TT, they become a regular full blown BE99 Captain.