Originally Posted by FlyerJosh
The CJ3 is still a jet. Where do we draw the line? What if it was a Citation X? Or how about a Gulfstream? Or a 757? I understand that it's a training program, but there comes a point where you need to draw the line. Where does training end and professional flying begin? I'm not going to go so far as calling them wh*res, but come on! I would hope that the professionals that run the program see how this hurts the industry as a whole (in turn hurting the university's ability to generate aviation income).
Besides, if it doesn't require two crewmembers, why make them pay for the time? It's not loggable anyway.
Second things first...if they're qualified in the plane, they can log time regardless of the type certification (1 or 2 pilot.) Hell,
Kingairs are single pilot certificated, but thousands of qualified pilots log time in one seat or the other when they fly. If they're university
students (and pilots,) and are just filling the seats, who cares? I sincerely
doubt that the KSU flight operation gives a rat's about what "the industry as a whole" thinks about their process, or generating income. I
know my corporate flight department could care less.