Originally Posted by
BoilerUP
Devil's advocate time here:
Why waive the multi requirement for SE fighter types but not for those who have a whole bunch of SE turboprop time, like in a TBM/Pilatus/Caravan?
If the purpose is safely delivering airline passengers and/or cargo to their destination, and regulators WANT a significant amount of multi-engine experience for safety, then experience in one SE turbine (pointy nose) should be just as good as another (prop nose).
Because generally speaking, and I can't say for today's politically correct military environment, the fighter pilot was the top of his (or now her) class and demonstrated significantly high levels of aviation skills... they were usually trained in multiengine jets before going to their fighter billet... long story short (and as someone who didn't flight fighters myself) .. I think it's arguable that in a military environment (as I remember it) where weeding out the weak is common and skill = position, not seniority or "who you know"... Fighter pilots have earned this waiver, where as the guy who may have busted every other 299 ride in a Caravan working for some Fedex feeder isn't measured by the same yardstick..