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Originally Posted by KNS
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.
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A friend of mine got out as an OSPREY pilot, not sure of his hours but most all of it is classified as turbine, multi, instrument. Navigation, airspace and airport procedure knowledge is the main experience points. He works for United now. Another guy I know flies a S76 for an offshore oil rig company on the gulf coast