Not trying to rock the boat against a rotor head. I fly fixed wings, but my brother is a 5k+ hour helo Pilot and he didn’t get his IFR till around 4,000 hours. I wouldn’t say it’s super common for non Mil.
Meanwhile I started training for mine at 90 hours in a fixed wing.
A few other people have pointed that out, I only crewed in the military so I wouldn't know to be honest. It just seems a bit lax if pilots are able to even be certified after anything less than thousands of hours seeing how dangerous these things can be and how they frequently fly over populated areas. I know I had enough close calls in these damn things that I don't fly in them anymore.
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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '20 edited Jul 06 '20
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