Comments on: Want a Ford Tri-Motor type rating? http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=887 Online perspective from the editors of "AOPA Pilot". Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:24:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Jacob Libby http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=887&cpage=1#comment-84922 Jacob Libby Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:31:36 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=887#comment-84922 I just got my Ford Trimotor type rating 3 days ago in this exact airplane. It is a truly amazing experience. The entire time is an amazing time, as well as the checkride. If anyone is interested, contact me at krogen42hull198@aol.com!

]]> By: Jacob Libby http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=887&cpage=1#comment-67689 Jacob Libby Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:31:54 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=887#comment-67689 The trimotor is a big airplane. It is not too far from the same dimensions as the DC-3, and the DC-3 is over 25,000 pounds; I’ve actually always kind of thought that the Ford was pretty light for how big is really is, almost an 80 foot wingspan. I’m going down to AZ to do this exact Ford typerating in a couple months, can’t wait.

]]> By: Patrick Flannigan http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=887&cpage=1#comment-66378 Patrick Flannigan Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:07:42 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=887#comment-66378 Crazy, I had no idea they weighed that much. You wouldn’t know it by looking at the plane. Wonder what it would weigh today had it been built out of composites.

]]> By: Al Marsh http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=887&cpage=1#comment-66349 Al Marsh Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:20:09 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=887#comment-66349 The Ford Tri-Motor 5AT is 13,700 pounds and requires two pilots. There was an STC to operate Tri-Motors at 12,500 pounds, meaning they did not need a type rating.

]]> By: Patrick Flannigan http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=887&cpage=1#comment-66261 Patrick Flannigan Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:04:42 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=887#comment-66261 I had no idea a trimotor required a type rating. Is it really over 12,500 lbs, or does the type certificate explicitly require the rating?

Getting typed in a Trimotor is all well and good, but if you’re going to drop that kind of money, why not join the Commemorative Air Force and become a pilot sponsor on one of the bombers. For $3,500 you can wind up flying a B-24 or B-17 straight out of World War II.

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