Comment by sjs382
7 months ago
Is that based on something other than vibes?
From what I can tell, that's the low end of average, but that's based on 5ish mins of fact-checking.
7 months ago
Is that based on something other than vibes?
From what I can tell, that's the low end of average, but that's based on 5ish mins of fact-checking.
Vibes, I guess... 2 hours/week feels inadequate to maintain proficiency in a highly technical, high-stress role.
Seems that for a FAC 1, UH-60, 48 hours is required semiannually (every 6 months) and 12hr of sim can be applied to meet those flight time minimums. For FAC 2, it's 30 over 6 months, also allowing 12 hrs of that as sim time.
One source among many: https://helicopterforum.verticalreference.com/topic/24169-ar...
This is one of those situations where common intuition doesn't match reality. I've similarly been wrong in the past where my intuition was off wrt/ to hours on industrial equipment compared to their expected life.
Yeah, I’m not claiming the hours were unusual, only that the 2 hours/weeks feels inadequate to maintain superior operational readiness. That’s not even a round of golf.
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