The Rotor Transition Program is a transitional training path to help military and civilian pilots who hold a commercial helicopter license, with instrument privileges, translate their skills to become airline pilots. The transition from helicopter to fixed-wing aircraft can be easier and faster than you think. Here's a look at the process. As far as the course itself is concerned, you'll discover that the skills needed to become a commercial pilot go far beyond what you learned in the private helicopter pilot course.
According to the rules of part 141 of the FAR, you can receive up to 50% credit for accumulated helicopter experience as a private pilot and piloting in command of a helicopter. As I understand it, I would graduate from flight school with more than 150 flight hours and then I could obtain my pilot's license by submitting the corresponding documentation. In the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certifies all aviators, from sports, recreational or private pilots to air transport pilots. But it puts it in a much better position than the large number of new pilots who only have a commercial helicopter pilot's license.
Among aviators, both professional and amateur, loyalties to helicopters or airplanes abound, and there are a few talented people who fly both. However, the training and hours required for this are quite important, and most commercial pilots first work for a while and use the hours acquired as a commercial pilot to obtain their final license. You've talked to other pilots who are opting for the world of work and you've thought about what a great idea it would be to get paid to fly helicopters. Getting your first flight job isn't always easy.
Yes, you are qualified as a commercial helicopter pilot. You may also need to earn more flight hours, especially if you get your private helicopter pilot license in close to the minimum of 40 hours. But you've always wanted to be a helicopter pilot, and now you're wondering if you could really fly them for a living. In fact, I remember being told that being a helicopter pilot was a profession for young people and that I should change to something less stressful and with more regular schedules when I grew up.
If this sounds familiar, then becoming a commercial helicopter pilot seems like something you should do. In the United States, a pilot must generally have a total of 1500 flight hours in any type of aircraft, but for those who have trained in the military, this total time required is reduced to 750 hours. This aviator would follow a course of study to add to his private pilot certificate the category of single-engine land-based aircraft.
