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Which makes me wonder: are there different classes of heliopter piloting license? Maybe one for commercial passenger flight, one for forest firefighting, one fo
by k_sze 8y ago
Which makes me wonder: are there different classes of heliopter piloting license? Maybe one for commercial passenger flight, one for forest firefighting, one for work on overhead power lines, one for acrobatics, one for search-and-rescue? Maybe it’s different per government?
I’m not really into aviation and don’t have any helicopter pilot friend.
- lisper 8y agoYes, you can get the same grades of helicopter license as you can a fixed-wing license: private, commercial, and airline-transport pilot. Most people who get a commercial and an ATP also pick up an instructor rating along the way, but that is mostly orthogonal to the other three.
- k_sze 8y agoAh, ok. So the classes are not very special-purpose (e.g. firefighting vs search-and-rescue), at least where you’re from.
- lisper 8y agoThose are just the official FAA requirements. There are additional requirements for speciality occupations mandated by industry and insurance standards. See e.g.: https://www.reddit.com/r/flying/comments/3zzajl/fire_pilots/ https://www.reddit.com/r/flying/comments/3zzajl/fire_pilots/