View Full Version : Can an AFI do the SEP Revalidation flight?
v1rotate
25th Jan 2002, 21:39
Just wondering whether an Assitant Flying Instructor can do the SEP Land revalidation flight or does it have to be a QFI or someone "approved" by the CAA blah blah blah....
I need to revalidate my SEP and was wondering if a friend of mine who is an AFI could do it? <img src="confused.gif" border="0">
Noggin
25th Jan 2002, 22:08
Firstly, what do you mean by a revalidation flight? Revalidation means the rating has not expired so presumably you mean, the 1 hour Dual instruction flight with an Instructor. Yes an AFI can do it, he is an instructor.
If however you mean can an AFI do a proficiency check for licence revalidation, then the answer is No it must be an examiner because it is a test.
BEagle
25th Jan 2002, 22:29
.......and you won't need a QFI to do either type of flight as 'QFI' is purely a military term!
FI(R) = Flight Instructor (Restricted). .FI = Flight Instructor. .FE = Flight Examiner. .QFI = Military Qualified Flying Instructor who has graduated from the Central Flying School.
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v1rotate
26th Jan 2002, 13:38
Thanks for both your replies, to answer Noggins reply, my SEP has not expired so I take it that I have to do at least an hours worth of flying with an Instructor provided all the other criteria has been met.
Thanks BEagle for the terms, I wasn't sure whther or not there was a difference between a QFI or AFI etc.
Thanks once again for both you replies.
BEagle
26th Jan 2002, 22:31
Note also that the '1 hr flight with an instructor' can be replaced by any routine flight test for any other JAR/FCL licence or rating - or an IMC Rating test. So if you have a JAR/FCL CPL with ATPL theory credit upon which you also have a UK IMC rating, the revalidation flight for the IMC Rating will count if, it's in the second 12 month period.