Commercial Rating Question

"Jose" wrote in message
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I'm afraid such a checkride wouldn't get very far: 61.123h says a
commercial-pilot applicant must "hold at least a private pilot
certificate" (or be a military pilot).

Does it say for how long he has to hold it?

Well, at least long enough to accumulate 250 hours of flight time, 50 hours
of cross-country PIC time, a 300-mile solo cross-country flight, etc.

--Gary

Well, at least long enough to accumulate 250 hours of flight time, 50 hours
of cross-country PIC time, a 300-mile solo cross-country flight, etc.

Jay's kids probably have that already.

Jose
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Jose wrote in
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Well, at least long enough to accumulate 250 hours of flight time, 50
hours of cross-country PIC time, a 300-mile solo cross-country flight,
etc.

Jay's kids probably have that already.

Jose

Yeah, but if Jay or his wife were CFIs, Jay's kids would already have the
other qualifications as well. As it is, I suspect with someone like Jay's
kids, the 2 x 2 hour flights with a CFI sitting next to them would be just
for the sake of paying a CFI for his time, and would serve no added benefit
to them as Commercial Students...

Yeah, but if Jay or his wife were CFIs, Jay's kids would already have the
other qualifications as well.

Point is, it may well be possible to walk in as a student pilot and walk
out that same day as a commercial pilot. It might be impractical for
most, but not impossible. The only possible catch I see is that 161.129
specifies "must log at least...100 hours of pilot in command flight
time". But student pilot solo time is loggable as pilot in command, and
it is flight time. In addition, a student pilot, when flying solo, IS
pilot in command.

Jose
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