Logging PIC as SIC Under FAA Rules

Many commercially rated civilian pilots and military-rated aviators sit in the right seat for hundreds or thousands of hours and assume that time can only be logged as Second-in-Command (SIC). That assumption is often incomplete—and sometimes costly when it comes to ATP certificates, type ratings, insurance, ...

Thinking about the Airline Transport Pilot certificate? This is a good window to enroll.

Gulf Coast Aeronautical Services is an FAA Part 142 training center. ATP CTP entry is straightforward: an FAA commercial certificate with instrument and multiengine land class ratings. Military-equivalent experience, or an equivalent foreign commercial ...

A lot of pilots working toward the Airline Transport Pilot certificate run into the same quiet worry: “Do I actually have enough cross-country time?”

The confusion usually comes from assuming that the definition of cross-country time for the ATP is the same as the one used for the private and commercial certificates. It isn’t. And that difference ...

Gulf Coast Aeronautical Services is sharing advance notice of a pricing update.

Around the end of September, we will increase training prices due to rising costs of services. This affects the rates we can offer on programs such as ATP CTP and type rating training.

Why we’re telling you now

We want clients who are already planning ...

If you are working toward an Airline Transport Pilot certificate, the ATP Certification Training Program (ATP CTP) is a required step. At Gulf Coast Aeronautical Services, the academic portion can be completed in our FAA-authorized virtual classroom, then finished with simulator training at one of our centers.

Here is what to expect.

The ...