jwegman
Heliman
Location: Rochester, MN - USA
| "What kind of license do you need inorder to fly it?"
In the event that you really want to know, you need an "LOA" (Letter of Authorization) from the local FSDO (Flight Service Disctrict Office) of the FAA.
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7. ELIGIBILITY FOR AN LOA
A. Surplus Military Turbine-Powered Airplanes. To be eligible to serve as PIC of a surplus military turbine-powered aircraft, an applicant must:
(1) Possess at least a private pilots certificate with an appropriate category and class rating (e.g., airplane, single-engine-land), and
(2) Posses at least a valid third class medical certificate.
(3) The applicant must have logged a minimum of 1000 hours pilot flight time including 500 hours as PIC in the airplane category, or
(4) Have logged a minimum of 500 hours of pilot time in the airplane category and have completed the U.S. armed services qualifications checkout described in paragraph 9A(1) of this section.
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The aircraft is most likely registered (or needs to be registered - as military aircraft are not, and civillian aircraft need to be) as in the Experimental / Exhibition category which (among other things) requires the pilot to notify the FAA 7 days in advance of aircraft use/intentions (paraphrased from recollection of the FARs - Federal Aviation Regulations).
*I have a local friend who has a Mig-21f which is ready to fly - he has the LOA etc. (retired hightime B52 pilot)
regards,
Jake |
