Originally Posted by
A Squared
Was he required to? I have no idea what the SA laws are, but I know that for a non-revenue non-airline flight like this in the US, the FO would not be required to have a type rating, just have received certain type specific training. On the other hand, some countries require a "type rating" in a duchess. I have no idea where South Africa falls in this range.
From the preliminary findings posted above:
2.7 The Aircraft Flight Manual requires two pilots to operate the aircraft and both need to be rated on the aircraft, however the documents and licenses made available to Investigation team indicates only Captain rated on the aircraft (Convair 330/440).