Oooh ooh I want one of these!

"Ace Pilot" wrote in message
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(Malcolm Teas) wrote in message
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From a posting about 6/21 at Mojave's Scaled Composites Space Ship One
launch event:

There will be a press conference 2 hours after the flight, at which
time the FAA will award the first ever Commercial Pilot's
License
with Astronaut rating.

Is this a new precedent that the FAA is establishing? Will they award
me a commercial, multi-engine instrument seaplane rating AFTER I
complete my first flight in one (and I don't even have to bother with
a checkride)?

It was only a matter of time before someone here started hinting that
getting an astronaut rating is too easy. :-)

I wonder if it will come in a tooth paste type tube and served with TANG.


"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
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tony wrote:

We all know about the hundred dollar hamburger. That little jaunt might
cost
more.

And all you get is a cheese sandwich. :-)

George Patterson
None of us is as dumb as all of us.

"TJ Girl" wrote in message
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(Malcolm Teas) wrote in message
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Actually, since it's above FL180, I'll need the instrument rating too,

Nah, it's class E above FL600. You can probably get a waiver to pass
through FL180-FL600 since you probably won't spend much time between
those altitudes

Yea the FAA will probably put a TFR around the moon after they award the
rating then add a new section to the FAR's

"C J Campbell" wrote in message ...
"Ace Pilot" wrote in message
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(Malcolm Teas) wrote in message
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From a posting about 6/21 at Mojave's Scaled Composites Space Ship One
launch event:

There will be a press conference 2 hours after the flight, at which
time the FAA will award the first ever Commercial Pilot's
License
with Astronaut rating.

Is this a new precedent that the FAA is establishing? Will they award
me a commercial, multi-engine instrument seaplane rating AFTER I
complete my first flight in one (and I don't even have to bother with
a checkride)?

It was only a matter of time before someone here started hinting that
getting an astronaut rating is too easy. :-)

LOL!

"EDR" wrote in message
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How does one maintain currency?
Three takeoffs and landings in 90 days?

Only if you want to take passengers.

Paul

So, do you think Rutan's going to start offering kits of these things.
Now that would give you something to do in the garage of a Sunday
morning.

J.

Justin Peer wrote:

So, do you think Rutan's going to start offering kits of these things.
Now that would give you something to do in the garage of a Sunday
morning.

Well, it's pretty useless without the "mother ship" to get it to the launch point.
That might make a good EAA chapter project, though. :-)

George Patterson
None of us is as dumb as all of us.

(TJ Girl) wrote in message . com...
(Malcolm Teas) wrote in message . com...
Actually, since it's above FL180, I'll need the instrument rating too,

Nah, it's class E above FL600. You can probably get a waiver to pass
through FL180-FL600 since you probably won't spend much time between
those altitudes

Hm, I forgot about that. It never does go back to class G right?
But then there's not much problem with cloud clearances in lunar
orbit.

-Malcolm Teas

"NW_PILOT" wrote in message ...
Yea the FAA will probably put a TFR around the moon after they award the
rating then add a new section to the FAR's

It'll be the orbiting permanent TFR around the space station that'll
be hard to avoid. Then there's the DOD satelites too. And the
Russian and Chinese ones...

Uh, so that means that FAA and all the other country's avaiation
athorities can do TFRs in space? Ug, not fun. It'll make us long for
a simple FAA NOTAM system! That's the way I'd read the UN treaty on
space at least.

-Malcolm Teas

EDR wrote in message ...
How does one maintain currency?
Three takeoffs and landings in 90 days?

So, none of NASA's pilots are current. Unless simulator training can
count for everything.

-mhteas