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How much flight time does a carrier pilot get on a 6-month cruise? Deployment? Whatever you call it.
And speaking of the Navy, I think one of the Navy IPs on here said about 50-60% of pilots are going to the helicopters, is that the case? And don't you still get fixed wing time (King Airs) mixed in with that?
It's certainly dependent on the community as to what flight time a carrier pilot gets on cruise.
I believe the number for the Navy is around 45 +/-5% who go helo's. For the Marine's, it's around 70% or so...at least that's my understanding. I was a primary flight instructor not to long ago and that's the number I saw in a brief or two.