Difference between getting an "Add-on" vs Full rating?

Jonathanf4

Jonathanf4

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What are the pro's and con's of getting an "Add-on" versus working through the full rating? Is it the time required, etc?

Thanks.
 
They're two different things. Say you only have a private single, you will do a full rating to get a commercial single. You will do an add-on to get a private multi.
 
right. an add on simply means that its additional class rating to your certificate which is valid for a certain category or aircraft.

Example: private pilot airplane comes in multiple flavors (classes). single engine land, multi engine land, single engine sea, multi engine sea. So.... whatever category and class you do FIRST to obtain the private pilot certificate is the "full rating" and then any additional class ratings you add on to that private pilot certificate is an "add on".

Lets say you own a Grumman Goose. You need to get your private pilot airplane multi engine sea license to fly it. Then you decide to buy a Mustang. Well, you will have to "add on" a single engine land rating to fly it!
 
PropDriver said:
They're two different things. Say you only have a private single, you will do a full rating to get a commercial single. You will do an add-on to get a private multi.
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Commercial is a certificate not rating, not to be too anal. The only difference I can tell is if you have at least a private, you can get a sport pilot endorsement for another category or rating without doing another rating at all. Otherwise a addon is another class or category at the same level of certificate. Not sure what the OP meant.
 
SIUav8er said:
right. an add on simply means that its additional class rating to your certificate which is valid for a certain category or aircraft.

Example: private pilot airplane comes in multiple flavors (classes). single engine land, multi engine land, single engine sea, multi engine sea. So.... whatever category and class you do FIRST to obtain the private pilot certificate is the "full rating" and then any additional class ratings you add on to that private pilot certificate is an "add on".

Lets say you own a Grumman Goose. You need to get your private pilot airplane multi engine sea license to fly it. Then you decide to buy a Mustang. Well, you will have to "add on" a single engine land rating to fly it!
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Thank you for the clarification. It all makes complete sense.
 
Jonathanf4 said:
What are the pro's and con's of getting an "Add-on" versus working through the full rating? Is it the time required, etc?

Thanks.
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I already have a Commercial Pilot Certificate. When I get my helicopter rating, it will be "added on" to the ratings I already have.

When I get my ATP it will be a completely new certificate, or a "full rating".
 
granlistillo said:
Commercial is a certificate not rating, not to be too anal.
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That's not too anal. Looseness with the difference between "certificate," "rating" and "endorsement" probably historically accounts for about 90% of the confusion about pilot qualification and logging.
 
If you keep your same certificate level (e.g. Sport, Recreational, Private, Commercial, ATP, Flight Instructor), then it's an "add-on" rating and no written test is required. Otherwise, you're doing the "full" practical test for the new certificate sought and associated written test.
 
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