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10-27-2014, 02:35 PM

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Macjet

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Originally Posted by wizepilot

I understand all that. I guess I am just curious why this can be done. I just recently completed the AOPA course. When I finished the mandatory stuff, they informed me that I had to take these other "elective" courses. I e-mailed them to ask why, and they responded that I did not put in enough time according to FAA rules about the time requirement. If you go to one of the ground renewal courses, you are required to spend 16 hours there, so, what's up with that? I understand that almost everyone wants to do the airline thing, been there, done that myself. I guess I just get miffed when I see 200-300 hour "wonders", after flight instructing for a year or two, seem to have, or think they have all the answers. Rant over, I'm done.

How nice of you to turn an FIRC topic into a pecker measuring contest. Well sonny, this 300 hr wonder is now on his sixth renewal, holds an ATP with four types, is a former CAE Learjet program instructor, has FL510 wings, and is a current 91K (the big one) globe trotter. But keep making assumptions. You're not the only one here with a little experience.

10-28-2014, 03:31 PM

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wizepilot

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Originally Posted by Macjet

Boy "sonny", am I glad you got all that out there. You missed the whole point. I don't have to tout my experience like this. After TWENTY renewals, I don't need to. My whole point was as to why some of these courses let you breeze through them in no time. I was under the assumption that they all were required to have the same amount of "online" time to complete the course. I guess I was p***** off that I had to put in the extra time to complete. With the attitude shown above, that's just what I am talking about. You go fella!

11-08-2016, 06:21 AM

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TipsyMcStagger

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Originally Posted by TipsyMcStagger

Bumping an old thread:

I've used the American Flyers online course for the past three renewals. I just logged-in to get started on renewal number four and completed the first section.

Is the format no longer time-based? I seem to recall in the past you had to be logged in for a predetermined amount of time in each section before you could take the test. Based on what I saw in section one, that no longer appears to be the case.

Any recent experiences renewing with American Flyers?

For those who care, American Flyers has gone back to a timed format.

The quiz for each section cannot be accessed until a predetermined time has elapsed.

Tipsy