AviationBanter - View Single Post - Co-pilot gets sick, stewardess helps land airplane

**Dave Doe** · June 21st 10, 06:15 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.travel.air

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Hatunen wrote:
Mxsmanic wrote:
Wingnut writes:
So, you're sayign that flight experience is irrelevant to flying an
aircraft?

That depends on the experience, and the aircraft. Flight experience in
a Cessna 152 will not necessarily be of any use in flying a 747 or a
SR-71.

The lady in question has a commercial license, which implies more
experience than noodling around in a 152.

Commercial airplane rating requires at least 10 hours training in retracts,
controllable pitch prop, or be turbine powered. So it can't be completed
using just a Cessna 150/152. You need some training in something like a
Cessna 172RG or R182, at a minimum.

Maybe in your country - not in New Zealand, Australia, nor (AFAIK) the
UK. One only need 200 hours, plus a small amount of time under the hood
(10hrs or 5?). The complex requirements are met on paper only (ie you
do a very simple exam).

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Duncan.