Does any part of the flight surgeon course count towards earning a private pilot’s license? I’d assume the physical would, but wondering about the didactic and/or “stick time”.
Can't speak for the Army course, but I know the Navy course (which has much more/actual stick time) doesn't count towards a private license. If the ground classes are anything like the Navy's, you will likely get lots of information about weather, ATC, different classes of air space, aerodynamics, etc., that'll be useful in getting a private license, but won't actually count towards anything.
I guess the sarcasm font didnt jump outI think “legit stick time in the simulator” is an oxymoron. Correction: “legit stick time in the simulator” is an oxymoron.
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Oh, yeah. Didn't think about that. But now that you mention it, I have heard of flight surgeons doing this at their squadrons. Haven't heard of it happening while at Pensacola, but that just must be because they haven't started their license yet.This isn't accurate for counting flight time. If you have a legitimate student pilot's license and your instructor is a CFI then you can count the time as under instruction time in your civilian log book. If you are already a licensed civilian pilot then you can just count it as SIC time in your civilian log book.
Do you know when this ended? I think it was in the 70's/80's. I haven't met a single flight surgeon that remembers. I met one gentleman in his late 70's/early 80's at the O-Club in Pensacola who said he remembers flight surgeons soloing when he went through primary.They had the option to solo in the Navy, but not anymore.
Oh, yeah. Didn't think about that. But now that you mention it, I have heard of flight surgeons doing this at their squadrons. Haven't heard of it happening while at Pensacola, but that just must be because they haven't started their license yet.
Do you know when this ended? I think it was in the 70's/80's. I haven't met a single flight surgeon that remembers. I met one gentleman in his late 70's/early 80's at the O-Club in Pensacola who said he remembers flight surgeons soloing when he went through primary.
But they've been cutting back on our flight time more and more. I get why, but I've been able to use my time in the cockpit to know when pilots can fly and when they should be downed.