CE-510 PIC TYPE RATING TRAINING

Posted by Alfredo Cortellini   Like many Cirrus pilots, I often wondered what my next accomplishment in aviation would be. There were several options available but very few seemed thrilling. I could transition into a turbo prop single engine like the Piper or TBM, or get more out of my next endeavor and try a real jet. So a month ago I was speaking with Jack Boyd and he told me how he began doing his type rating in an actual Citation Mustang, not a simulator. That sounded interesting enough to me that I was just about ready to sign up on the spot. Jack really sold me on the idea by saying “By the way you don’t need to do the multi-engine rating on some cruddy twin airplane. Instead, you can do your multi and the type rating in the same check ride.” I was immediately hooked! We decided on the dates and agreed to do the course the last week of June. Jack told me the cost would be substantial (around $25,000), but I have always believed that training is never a waste of money. A couple of