Mil flight time and FAA currency

///AMG

///AMG

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I have a bunch of guys in my winging class who are about to take their FAA equivalency exams, and some had questions about FAA currency. Can you apply your military flight time towards legal currency requirements for part 91 flying?
 
///AMG said:
I have a bunch of guys in my winging class who are about to take their FAA equivalency exams, and some had questions about FAA currency. Can you apply your military flight time towards legal currency requirements for part 91 flying?
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Yes. But you can't the other way around.

A guy can get his 3 landings in 90 days in an F-16, and be considered current to act as PIC under the provisions of 14 CFR 61.57 for a Cessna 172, if he has the appropriate FAA certs for category and class (Airplane SEL).
 
MikeD said:
Yes. But you can't the other way around.

A guy can get his 3 landings in 90 days in an F-16, and be considered current to act as PIC under the provisions of 14 CFR 61.57 for a Cessna 172, if he has the appropriate FAA certs for category and class (Airplane SEL).
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So if they got their mil currency in a MEL centerline thrust restricted a/c (ie Hornet/Super Hornet or Growler) would they still be good for currency in a SEL capacity for civilian flying?
 
///AMG said:
So if they got their mil currency in a MEL centerline thrust restricted a/c (ie Hornet/Super Hornet or Growler) would they still be good for currency in a SEL capacity for civilian flying?
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No, remember it needs to be same Category and Class, which is why I used the F-16 example for the C-172. MEL restricted to centerline thrust is still MEL. 61.57(ii) expands on the 3 landings in 90 days with this:

The required takeoffs and landings were performed in an aircraft of the same category, class, and type (if a type rating is required), and, if the aircraft to be flown is an airplane with a tailwheel, the takeoffs and landings must have been made to a full stop in an airplane with a tailwheel.
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Same as 14 CFR 61.56 for a Flight Review. 61.56(d) states:

A person who has, within the period specified in paragraph (c) of this section, passed a pilot proficiency check conducted by an examiner, an approved pilot check airman, or a U.S. Armed Force, for a pilot certificate, rating, or operating privilege need not accomplish the flight review required by this section.
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I haven't taken a civilian FR/BFR since the early '90s.
 
Well, how about you shut down one of the engines for your landings. Then that can count for the SEL, right? :D
 
MikeD said:
No, remember it needs to be same Category and Class, which is why I used the F-16 example for the C-172. MEL restricted to centerline thrust is still MEL. 61.57(ii) expands on the 3 landings in 90 days with this:



Same as 14 CFR 61.56 for a Flight Review. 61.56(d) states:



I haven't taken a civilian FR/BFR since the early '90s.
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Will centerline thrust fulfill the currency requirements for a skymaster?
 
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