TR include ME & IFR qualification ???

[iaf_22]

Hi all,
my IFR & ME qualification will end by 02/2004, i know i have to repass a check within the 3 months preceding 02/2004.

1) If i do the checks let s say in 05/2004, will those be the same check as if i did it before the expiration date ?? (with only difference that i wouldn't have a IFR & ME qualification between those..)
and what if i don't fly for 2 years... will it still be the same 1h30 check !? (i mean, is it possible to not fly for years and then sudddenly decide to go back to piloting and just have a small check to have back all the licences and qualifications !??!?!! (don't worry, it s FAR from my plans i 'm just wondering if it's possible...)

2) If i pay myself a TR on 737 NGs, does this TR include ME & IFR qualifications and the expiry date of the IFR & ME will be 1 year after my TR ????

3) Are the IFR check and/or ME check can be in a FFS ?

4) I've read in my Air Law syllabus, that the TR is valid for 1 year, and that 2 checks must be performed in a 12 months period... I guess that's why Airline pilot have proficiency check every 6 months... But let's say i do my TR today, my TR will still be valid in 330 days if if i do the second TR check in 331 days, right ?


Thanks a lot to anyone who could answer any of those 4 questions.. (please indicate wich question you answer..)
Best Regards,
iaf.

[flyer4life]

Hi iaf_22.

1. JAR rules say something like "additional requirements as required by the Authority". The UK CAA impose no extra conditions until five years after expiry. Check what your local authority requires.

2. A B737 type rating has nothing whatsoever to do with a single-pilot IR and a multi-engine piston (MEP) rating. A completed type rating will give you a new entry in your licence ratings page which combines the B737 rating itself and a type specific multi-pilot IR (completely separate from your single-pilot IR). This multi-pilot IR is an integral part of the type rating. You'll still have to renew your MEP and single-pilot IR if you want to fly light piston twins under IFR. To don't need a valid MEP to start a type rating, only a valid multi-engine IR.

3. The IR can be renewed in an approved sim, the MEP has to renewed in the aircraft. Sim is cheaper of course, but if you want to renew your MEP separately you'll end up paying two test fees.

4. The type rating is valid for 12 months. The twice yearly check you refer to is an Operator Proficiency Check (or base check) which your company will organise once you're actually working.

Seems to me you could do with some bedtime reading of JAR-OPS and JAR-FCL :E