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When it comes to pursuing a BE-1900 Type Rating, Air Training Support (ATS) sets the standard for excellence in aviation training. We understand that achieving this milestone in your aviation career requires meticulous preparation and a commitment to safety. That’s why we’ve outlined the essential prerequisites to help you embark on your journey towards obtaining your BE-1900 Type Rating.
Certificate with no limitations (one of the following):
- The applicant must hold a type rating in a turboprop airplane of the same class of airplane, and that type rating may not contain a supervised operating experience limitation;
- Have 1,000 hours of flight time in two different turboprop airplanes of the same class of airplane;
- Have been appointed by the U.S. Armed Forces as pilot in command in a turbojet airplane of the same class of airplane;
- Have 500 hours of flight time in the same type of airplane; or
- Have logged at least 2,000 hours of flight time, of which 500 hours were in turbine-powered airplanes of the same class of airplane for which the type rating is sought.
Certificate subject to pilot-in-command limitations for the additional rating (25 hours SOE required)
If the applicant does not meet the requirements, then —
- The applicant must complete the following tasks on the practical test in the airplane of the category, class, and type of airplane rating (if a type rating is applicable) for which the airplane rating applies: preflight inspection, normal takeoff, normal instrument landing system approach, missed approach, and normal landing; or
- The applicant’s pilot certificate will be issued with a limitation that states: “The BE-1900 Type Rating is subject to additional pilot in command limitations, and the applicant is restricted from serving as pilot in command in the BE-1900.”
- The limitation described above may be removed from the applicant’s pilot certificate once the pilot completes 25 hours of supervised operating experience as described in FAR 61.64 1.4.iii.
LINK TO THE FAR – NOTE THIS WILL TAKE YOU TO THE FAA’S SITE
§ 61.64 USE OF A FLIGHT SIMULATOR AND FLIGHT TRAINING DEVICE.
(a) Use of a flight simulator or flight training device. If an applicant for a certificate or rating uses a flight simulator or flight training device for training or any portion of the practical test, the flight simulator and flight training device—
(1) Must represent the category, class, and type (if a type rating is applicable) for the rating sought; and
(2) Must be qualified and approved by the Administrator and used in accordance with an approved course of training under part 141 or part 142 of this chapter; or under part 121 or part 135 of this chapter, provided the applicant is a pilot employee of that air carrier operator.
[…](c) Except as provided in paragraph (f) of this section, if an airplane is not used during the practical test for a type rating for a turbo-propeller airplane (except for preflight inspection), an applicant must accomplish the entire practical test in a Level C or higher flight simulator and the applicant must—
(1) Hold a type rating in a turbo-propeller airplane of the same class of airplane for which the type rating is sought, and that type rating may not contain a supervised operating experience limitation;
(2) Have 1,000 hours of flight time in two different turbo-propeller airplanes of the same class of airplane for which the type rating is sought;
(3) Have been appointed by the U.S. Armed Forces as pilot in command in a turbo-propeller airplane of the same class of airplane for which the type rating is sought;
(4) Have 500 hours of flight time in the same type of airplane for which the type rating is sought; or
(5) Have logged at least 2,000 hours of flight time, of which 500 hours were in turbine-powered airplanes of the same class of airplane for which the type rating is sought.
