Anyone see the new video on Avweb???

"buttman" wrote in message
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I wonder if you can log multi-time in that...


I can't think of any reason you wouldn't be able to. You would be able to
log single engine time comparable aircraft that only had one engine.

I agree, but think about it, if one engine fails, you can't control the
thing at all (AFAIK), so even though it has two power plants, for all
intents and purposes, I would not consider it a "real" twin.

Now, I know if you look up in the regs, I'm sure it'll say simply "a
multi engine plane is one with more than one engine", but IMO this kind
of thing should be made an exception; kind of like how they have an
"exception" for centerline thrust planes. You don't need any kind of
special multi-engine training to be able to fly it, so why would you
need a multi-rating?


Are you under the assumption that you don't need a MI rating to fly a
Skymaster?

Are you under the assumption that you don't need a MI rating to fly a
Skymaster?

Well you really don't. All you need is a multi-engine rating that is
limited to centerline thrust, which I do not consider a "real" multi
rating. I only have a regular multi, so I don't know what all goes into
the center-thrust only part.

"buttman" wrote in message
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Are you under the assumption that you don't need a MI rating to fly a
Skymaster?

Well you really don't. All you need is a multi-engine rating that is
limited to centerline thrust, which I do not consider a "real" multi
rating. I only have a regular multi, so I don't know what all goes into
the center-thrust only part.


It is a restricted Multi-Engine rating and I don't consider it a real one
either but does require additional training over and above a SE rating. It's
not like a SEL can go out and fly a Skymaster legally with no additional
training which is what you implied.