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08-19-2010, 12:07 AM
oliverbox
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Well technically gliders are "fixed-wing aircraft". They're just powerless airplanes. You can solo a glider when you're 14 and get a license when you're 16. BR could have certainly gotten his glider rating and even single-engine private pilot's license when he was a civilian but the USAF could have also sent him to a Part 141 school to get these ratings for his "fixed-wing" training like they do for most of their pilots now. After ROTC my ex had to get her private license, which the govt paid for, before starting her military flight training in Miss. The FAA only requires 40 flight hours to get a private pilot license, though the national average is about 65. To fly a Learjet he would need a type rating, requiring a lot more time and training. All turbine-powered aircraft require type ratings.
That's really helpful info, but would the Air Force send an enlisted airman to Part 141 school? My brother did a similar program when he was in the Air Force... he went to Flight school at Moody AFB in Valdosta, GA. Before he "class" started, they sent him to a local civilian flight training program and he learned to fly a Sesna...
I guess it's possible that the Joes could send him for "Type Training" to fly some aircraft like a Learjet. It would be crazy for them to send an enlisted man through regular military flight school, but they could opt to send him through more civilian flight training if it helped their mission capability level.
It is interesting the flying a glider would qualify as a "fixed wing aircraft", but he flies more of a powered hang glider than a traditional glider.
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