What is reasonable?
04-30-2019, 09:57 AM
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Thanks for all the insight.
You all gave me enough confidence to insist he can finish this last bit up while having a part time job. Hopefully he follows through and hopefully we're looking back at all of this a year or two from now and it's in the rear-view mirror. I know there are new challenges to come, but this season as been particularly tough.
You all gave me enough confidence to insist he can finish this last bit up while having a part time job. Hopefully he follows through and hopefully we're looking back at all of this a year or two from now and it's in the rear-view mirror. I know there are new challenges to come, but this season as been particularly tough.
05-02-2019, 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by ofthesea
We live in Florida, so there's been no real weather issues since he quit his job in October (just some cancellations for low clouds and wind, as to be expected). The rainy season will start in June though and then we'll have more of a weather problem, but he has 200 hours, so only needs 50 more hours at this point (plus study time to pass the exams).
When you built the 200 hours in 4 months, were you working at all? Or just flying full-time?
When you built the 200 hours in 4 months, were you working at all? Or just flying full-time?
05-02-2019, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by TheWeatherman
That's not how it works, you do not just get handed a commercial certificate by having 250 hours and passing the written. He will need to perform the training requirements of the commercial certificate and be proficient enough in the maneuvers to have a CFI sign him off for the practical. Depending on the training he has had so far through 200 hours, it could take him significantly more then 250 hours.
05-02-2019, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by TheWeatherman
That's not how it works, you do not just get handed a commercial certificate by having 250 hours and passing the written. He will need to perform the training requirements of the commercial certificate and be proficient enough in the maneuvers to have a CFI sign him off for the practical. Depending on the training he has had so far through 200 hours, it could take him significantly more then 250 hours.
05-02-2019, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by kettlechips
If he budgets out like 20 hours for training then I think he should be alright
05-02-2019, 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by ofthesea
He has already started the commercial training. It look months(!) to get scheduled with a DPE for his IFR, so in the meantime, he started commercial training even before he passed IFR. I know he wouldn’t be ready for the commercial check ride tomorrow, but feel pretty confident he’ll be ready at or around 250 hours.
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