Comm MEL and SEL to RW!

Aggiepilot

Aggiepilot

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Howdy,

I looked through and couldn't find all the questions to my answers, and sorry if many of you have replied before to questions like these.

I have my Commercial Instrument MEL and SEL, studying for my CFI, my A&P, and MBA:AM. I have read in the FAR that to get a RW add on you need to have min 35 in RW and up to 50 min for Commercial RW. I have been looking into schools and one thing that I did not find in the FAR yet I have on some schools websites is that they require you to take the Pvt and/or Comm Written for RW. If you already have you Comm, do you have to take the written again, and if you have your AGI would you have to?

How much more training past Comm RW would you need for CFI-RW?

Thanks
 
Aggiepilot said:
Howdy,

I looked through and couldn't find all the questions to my answers, and sorry if many of you have replied before to questions like these.

I have my Commercial Instrument MEL and SEL, studying for my CFI, my A&P, and MBA:AM. I have read in the FAR that to get a RW add on you need to have min 35 in RW and up to 50 min for Commercial RW. I have been looking into schools and one thing that I did not find in the FAR yet I have on some schools websites is that they require you to take the Pvt and/or Comm Written for RW. If you already have you Comm, do you have to take the written again, and if you have your AGI would you have to?

How much more training past Comm RW would you need for CFI-RW?

Thanks
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Then you did not read the FARs well enough.
61.63
(b) Additional aircraft category rating. A person who applies to add a category rating to a pilot certificate:
(1) Must complete the training and have the applicable aeronautical experience.
(2) Must have a logbook or training record endorsement from an authorized instructor attesting that the person was found competent in the appropriate aeronautical knowledge areas and proficient in the appropriate areas of operation.
(3) Must pass the practical test.
(4) Need not take an additional knowledge test, provided the applicant holds an airplane, rotorcraft, powered-lift, weight-shift-control aircraft, powered parachute, or airship rating at that pilot certificate level.
As for additional training for your CFI there is no hour requirement specified aside from the 15 hours of PIC in category/class.
 
I answered the poll with the 22. Here is why. The 300 is a very stable helicopter very forgiving of mistakes and a great platform to build the fundamentals on. Does very well at high DA's, and has no governor so you learn the feel of the rotor system. The 22 is squirrely has a low inertia rotor system and a governor that does not teach rrpm management. But there are a lot more of them in the marketplace. With the SFAR being the way it is you need the time in it to find a CFII job these days. For more information look at SFAR 73 which lays out the details for teaching in the Robinson products. Another issue is that some schools require 300 hours of Rotor time to get hired this applies for most helicopter jobs as well.
 
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