BFR query

[trevs99uk]

A friend has run out of time on his BFR by mistake.
The instructor says he wll have to do a skills test now to renew.
I read somewher that all he needs to do is a Check flight.
Also does this have to be done by and instructor or Examiner.

Rgds Trevor

[StrateandLevel]

There is no such thing as a BFR in the UK. As you can revalidate a SEP class rating by experience up to 12 months early, there is little excuse for running out by mistake!

Do you mean that you friend has let his class rating lapse? if so, it has expired, and can only be renewed by passing a Skill Test with an examiner.

He could have taken the same test to revalidate within the last 3 months of validity and it would then have been called a Proficiency Check.

Only examiners can conduct Tests or Checks for licensing purposes.

[CE525]

A BFR is meant for someone with a FAA licence. If the pilot is past it's due date he will need to find himself a CFI before he leaves the ground again. His licence won't actually expire, he (or she) just isn't allowed to use it until the BFR has been completed!

[javelin]

Hate to be pedantic but the BFR does exist and apply in the UK. The PFA conduct Biennial Flight Revalidations to maintain currency for PPL and NPPL pilots through their coaching scheme. This allows for people with single seat or two seat PFA or vintage aircraft to get their licences revalidated with appropriate and experienced coaches. It would be inappropriate for someone who only flies say a Tiger Moth or Jodel, from a farm strip to have to fly a Piper or Cessna once every two years.

[StrateandLevel]

It is not a Bienial Flight Review, it is a licencing proficiency check conducted by a CRI!

[javelin]

I guess that is why it is called a Biennial Flight Revalidation by the PFA then :p

http://www.pfa.org.uk/clubroom/bfr/bfra_list.asp