A couple of weeks ago a reader named Nick commented in response to my post titled Pilot Marketability: Civilian Vs. Military Pilot Training. Like many people considering starting a career in aviation, he had visited the prospect of getting his helicopter flight training in the military. And like I had decided for my career path he found that the military [...]

“Flying an R22 is not the same as flying a Blackhawk”. And you know what? That’s a good thing! You’ll hear all over the civilian industry that “if you can proficiently fly an R22 helicopter, you can fly anything.” And I’ve found this to be true.