When do you run out of room on your certificate.

[Pinecone]

3 hours ago, Rjfanjet said:

I did my Sport, Sport CFI then add on PVT in the gyro. Good news is that I don't need the cross country for the PVT Helicopter add on!

You also don't need the night or other requirements.

You could do it without soloing even.

[RobertGary1]

1 hour ago, Pinecone said:

You also don't need the night or other requirements.

You could do it without soloing even.

Yep as long as it’s at the same level as your rotorcraft you’ll don’t need to meet any of the aeronautical experience of the fars. Exactly like when adding Mel to sel. 

[Pinecone]

Or ASES to ASEL.

[thinwing]

On 7/30/2022 at 9:48 PM, Pinecone said:

You also don't need the night or other requirements.

You could do it without soloing even.

that would allow PIC in a light sport helicopter only ,correct?Not too many of those out there is there?

[RobertGary1]

On 7/31/2022 at 7:07 AM, Pinecone said:

Or ASES to ASEL.

Yep. MES is on my list. The AirCam on floats looks like a kick!!

[Pinecone]

7 hours ago, thinwing said:

that would allow PIC in a light sport helicopter only ,correct?Not too many of those out there is there?

No. If you hold a Rotorcraft category rating, to add a lass rating, you only need to train to proficiency and get signed off for the test.  You do not need to meet all theh aeronautic experience requirements for things like solo, XC, and night.

Just like adding an SES or MEL  to your ASEL.  No XC, night or XC required.  I did my SES in 5 hours, no solo, no night, no XC.

So, if you got your PPL or CPL in Rotorcraft Gyroplane, adding on the same level Helicopter would not require any solo helicopter time.

The Light Sport Gyro does not require a checkride.  Just an endorsement by two different instructors.  

[RobertGary1]

1 hour ago, Pinecone said:

No. If you hold a Rotorcraft category rating, to add a lass rating, you only need to train to proficiency and get signed off for the test.  You do not need to meet all theh aeronautic experience requirements for things like solo, XC, and night.

Just like adding an SES or MEL  to your ASEL.  No XC, night or XC required.  I did my SES in 5 hours, no solo, no night, no XC.

So, if you got your PPL or CPL in Rotorcraft Gyroplane, adding on the same level Helicopter would not require any solo helicopter time.

The Light Sport Gyro does not require a checkride.  Just an endorsement by two different instructors.  

True. However Robbison helicopters require min times to be PIC (i.e. the checkride) per sfar 73. Its getting hard to find flight schools with anything but Robbie's

 

-Robert

[Pinecone]

Yes, there is that also.

When I did my RH ratings (PPL, CPL, CFI-RH), the insurance required 20 hours prior to solo.  So by the time I was able to solo, I had done all the dual stuff, including about 2 hours of test prep.  I soloed and ran the solo stuff quickly.  Even did my XC as a CPL XC to get that out of the way.

Same with CFI.  I did not have the hours for the CPL, so I started working on my CFI stuff.  Switched back to right seat for a couple hours, did the CPL checkride, then back to left seat, a couple of hours and did the CFI-RH check ride.

[Rjfanjet]

18 hours ago, thinwing said:

that would allow PIC in a light sport helicopter only ,correct?Not too many of those out there is there?

I don't believe light sport exists for a helicopter, just PVT or better.

[Pinecone]

Not sure either.  But there is light sport gyroplane.  And that "rating" in an endorsement by two instructors.

Hmm, I wonder if having an LS Gyroplane, is considered as having that Category rating???