Originally Posted by
AgressivPressur
Respectfully disagree. Every pilot population/group has the whole spectrum of skills and capabilities. This group in particular compared to military non rotary, CFIs, and Part 135 guys is overall routinely struggling with basic instrument stuff. Not one example, many.
It likely also depends on the branch of the military they served in, Army does a lot of VFR flying in the helo, so may not have as much IFR training. Navy does a lot of night IFR missions at sea in the helo and many Navy pilots also fly fixed wing, in fact training is fixed wing before the helo. So you potentially do rotations in both helo and fixed wing during your career. You can come out of the service with multiple type ratings depending on your assignments.