Originally Posted by
Non-PC Plod
There is no single pilot IFR for AW139 under FAA regs, only multi.
Any idea if the second pilot had a current instrument rating whether it was a CPL/IR or an ATP and typed on type and had a current IPC being part 91 operations?
taking out all emotion out of the whole scenario, and second guessing whether Geoff had adequate recency or experience (he was legally and appropriately qualified). I’m simply curious whether the flight could legally launch in the first place based on the second pilots quals.
Given that Bahamas requires IFR ops at night, they would have had to have both been FAA IFR qualified and recent (ie IPC or meet the recent approach and holding requirements etc).