How does pilot get HALF a type rating?

When I asked an airline caption how many type ratings he held, he told me,
"Actually, I have 6 and a half,

figure that one out."


Well, I went to Google to try to figure it out and came up empty-handed, so
can someone please enlighten me?

I'm gonna guess that everything was done in a simulator, including the
start-up?????

On Jan 10, 8:37*am, "Shelly" wrote:
When I asked an airline caption how many type ratings he held, he told me,
"Actually, *I have 6 and a half,

figure that one out."

If you know his name you can look it up at registry.faa.gov. Perhaps
he had a 757 type rating when the 767 came out? Perhaps he has a type
rating limited to VFR or SIC?
I've also found that many captains really dislike answering questions
from GA pilots and have built it BS answers (epecially if this was
United, most of their pilots are jerks). I asked a pilot in Denver (on
a 100F day) if the density altitude was intersting that day. He said
"I don't worry about that stuff I have go to either way; just as long
as the wheels don't hit anything". Clealry he was just patting me on
the head and telling me to go away.


-Robert

"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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On Jan 10, 8:37 am, "Shelly" wrote:
When I asked an airline caption how many type ratings he held, he told me,
"Actually, I have 6 and a half,

figure that one out."

If you know his name you can look it up at registry.faa.gov. Perhaps
he had a 757 type rating when the 767 came out? Perhaps he has a type
rating limited to VFR or SIC?
I've also found that many captains really dislike answering questions
from GA pilots and have built it BS answers (epecially if this was
United, most of their pilots are jerks). I asked a pilot in Denver (on
a 100F day) if the density altitude was intersting that day. He said
"I don't worry about that stuff I have go to either way; just as long
as the wheels don't hit anything". Clealry he was just patting me on
the head and telling me to go away.


-Robert

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I had a similar experience years ago with a couple of Thunderbird pilots.
Although according to the speaker of the private event I was attending, they
were stationed next to their planes for display and questions. If you ask
them anything except personal questions about themselves, you just got a
****tly little smirk and the old "that's classified" nonsense. After about
the second or third question I had enough.

If you know his name you can look it up at registry.faa.gov. Perhaps
he had a 757 type rating when the 767 came out? Perhaps he has a type
rating limited to VFR or SIC?

I do have his first and last name now. He works for US air, currently flies
the Scarebus 320 and a captain at 52 y/o, I hope he would be. lol.

His answer was, "i have 6 and half type ratings but 7 are listed on the back
my license."

Don't you just hate it when pilots want to make u look STUPID!?

Shel


I've also found that many captains really dislike answering questions
from GA pilots and have built it BS answers (epecially if this was
United, most of their pilots are jerks). I asked a pilot in Denver (on
a 100F day) if the density altitude was intersting that day. He said
"I don't worry about that stuff I have go to either way; just as long
as the wheels don't hit anything". Clealry he was just patting me on
the head and telling me to go away.


-Robert

He was probably halfway through another rating.

"Maxwell" #$$9#@%%%.^^^ wrote in message
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"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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On Jan 10, 8:37 am, "Shelly" wrote:
When I asked an airline caption how many type ratings he held, he told
me,
"Actually, I have 6 and a half,

figure that one out."

If you know his name you can look it up at registry.faa.gov. Perhaps
he had a 757 type rating when the 767 came out? Perhaps he has a type
rating limited to VFR or SIC?
I've also found that many captains really dislike answering questions
from GA pilots and have built it BS answers (epecially if this was
United, most of their pilots are jerks). I asked a pilot in Denver (on
a 100F day) if the density altitude was intersting that day. He said
"I don't worry about that stuff I have go to either way; just as long
as the wheels don't hit anything". Clealry he was just patting me on
the head and telling me to go away.


-Robert

----------------------------------------------------------

I had a similar experience years ago with a couple of Thunderbird pilots.
Although according to the speaker of the private event I was attending,
they were stationed next to their planes for display and questions. If you
ask them anything except personal questions about themselves, you just got
a ****tly little smirk and the old "that's classified" nonsense. After
about the second or third question I had enough.

No doubt they had enough of you well before, Anthony.

Perhaps we should try the same line and see if it works here on you also.

On Jan 10, 7:48*pm, "Aluckyguess" wrote:
He was probably halfway through another rating.

He stated, we read, that it's on his card, so he satisfied an examiner
enough to earn it. He may not consider himself qualified though.

On Sat, 10 Jan 2009 10:38:13 -0800 (PST), "Robert M. Gary"
wrote:

On Jan 10, 8:37*am, "Shelly" wrote:
When I asked an airline caption how many type ratings he held, he told me,
"Actually, *I have 6 and a half,

figure that one out."

If you know his name you can look it up at registry.faa.gov. Perhaps
he had a 757 type rating when the 767 came out? Perhaps he has a type
rating limited to VFR or SIC?
I've also found that many captains really dislike answering questions
from GA pilots and have built it BS answers (epecially if this was
United, most of their pilots are jerks). I asked a pilot in Denver (on
a 100F day) if the density altitude was intersting that day. He said
"I don't worry about that stuff I have go to either way; just as long
as the wheels don't hit anything". Clealry he was just patting me on
the head and telling me to go away.


-Robert

I dont think you were getting the shift at all.
In commercial service the guy is flying to a timetable with an
aircraft with lots of reserve power.
as he says he doesnt worry about that stuff because he has to fly it
anyway.

I used to worry about weather.
I've found that my aircraft tankers along enough fuel to be able to do
a 300 mile leg into a 15 knot headwind and still have an hour spare at
the other end. honestly as long as the air isnt opaque I'm going to
fly the leg anyway.

in our military's flying the cruise speed is over 250knots. I know
that they do not factor wind speed in their calcs because it is
insignificant.

most of high end aviation is spared the concerns of the private guy
because of the substantially higher performance of their aircraft.

Stealth Pilot

Stealth Pilot wrote:

in our military's flying the cruise speed is over 250knots. I know
that they do not factor wind speed in their calcs because it is
insignificant.
Stealth Pilot

That simply cannot be true

"a" wrote in message
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On Jan 10, 7:48 pm, "Aluckyguess" wrote:
He was probably halfway through another rating.

He stated, we read, that it's on his card, so he satisfied an examiner
enough to earn it. He may not consider himself qualified though.

More likely just being a smartass.
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