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Originally Posted by crustychief
I guess the OSPREYs aren't grounded anymore. Saw about 18 of them yesterday doing laps around Miramar.
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I wonder what Osprey pilots do when they leave the military.
When an Army, Air Force, Navy or Coast Guard pilot leaves the service with ~1500 hours or more of flight time, they can get a Military Competency conversion (Mil Comp) of their military certificate to a civilian FAA certificate. They can then go fly in the civilian world as an airline pilot, helicopter pilot and make a decent wage (a very decent wage if you go into the airlines - $500K a year for senior Captains).
There are no civilian Tilt Rotor or Osprey type of aircraft flying in the civilian world. An Osprey pilot leaving the service and looking for a flying position would have zero options.