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Recent VR Forum Posts
Thursday, September 19, 2024

I'm not sure. I would just call the company you are interested in and see what they say. At Air Methods, they do not specify the night time in catagory but they do for the instrument time.

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Does anyone know of a state accepting age waivers for Army Guard/Reserves? I’m told by recruiter no age waiver for street to seat. Im very interested in street to seat WO. I graduate in the spring with a bachelors in Professional Aviation from Liberty U., finishing up my PPL now, also getting my IFR, CFI, CFII, Multi-engine which should all be completed by end of spring as well.

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Up for sale is my helicopter flight helmets, This helicopter flight helmet is a must-have for any helicopter professional. this helmet is perfect for those seeking a high-quality option. It is important to know that this helmet is designed to last. Noise cancelling, volume control, CEP (built in plug for noise cancelling ear plugs, ear plugs are included). Comes with bag and lip light. It is in very good condition and comes with inserts for comfort and fit. Price: $1,500

Saturday, September 14, 2024

Good to know. So far I haven’t seen any specific rotor requirements, but I also might have overlooked it. Would it be rather unusual for HAA operators to require night and instrument flown in rotor-wing or the norm?

Friday, September 13, 2024

You might want to make sure they will accept airplane time for the night and instrument requirement. I ran into the same issue years ago.

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Fellow Aviatiors! I am looking to educated myself and build night & real instrument time. And after thinking about it long and hard, I decided the best way to build night and real instrument time would be in airplanes, financially and practically speaking. I have been flying commercially since 2004, all of utility in AK, power line work, heli-ski, construction, SaR, high altitude mountain time and only MD500 and AS350 series airframes. Turns out getting a fancy EMS job with 10,000hrs+ isn’t that easy after all. My 60hrs of night and 45hrs of simulated instrument aren’t worth anything to the HAA companies out there. SO! Since I fly 3 weeks on/3 weeks off, I will have ample time to work on it this winter, preferably in one of the more stable weather states in the winter months, like AZ, FL, TX… etc. Any reputable flight schools out there that are putting quality first? Maintenance, Airplane age, up-to-today’s standards avionics/navigation equipment! I am willing to pay for it, because I want to be able to use it in the real world. Thank you!

Monday, September 9, 2024

Hello Mohammed, let me know if you received the information needed to install the Genesys displays. I can get you connected with Genesys Aerosystems support staff to help further if needed. You can reach out to me at epopek@Moog.com

Thursday, September 5, 2024

Be very suspicious about "lost log books", as you cannot verify the maintenance history of the aircraft. No evidence that it has not been crashed or damaged or even serviced. If you are talking about the homebuilt Rotorway Exec in your other post, then turn 180 degrees and run as fast as you can.

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

I also got a CW5 to give me an LOR as well

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Apologies for the extremely delayed answer, everything is done! I’m waiting on my flight physical still, no waivers needed!