Originally Posted by
Journey Man
HI FlyingStone, that's a lot of nebulous referals with very little evidence. Could you give some examples, i.e. which NAAs interpret the recency requirement for MPA to be the sole manipulator of the flight controls, and an example of a company that has that stated in their OMs?
First of all, in 99.9% of normal MPA operation, pilot flying is always "the sole manipulator of the flight controls" anyway.
Second, UK CAA and most EASA CAT OMs that I have seen. Unfortunately, EASA's wording has lost a bit in translation. ICAO Annex 6, Part I paints a much clearer picture:
9.4.1 Recent experience — pilot-in-command and co-pilot
9.4.1.1 The operator shall not assign a pilot-in-command or a co-pilot to operate at the flight controls of a type or
variant of a type of aeroplane during take-off and landing unless that pilot has operated the flight controls during at least three
take-offs and landings within the preceding 90 days on the same type of aeroplane or in a flight simulator approved for the
purpose.
Or are we going to start counting flaps as flight controls now?