Originally Posted by
hargreaves99
although there is no twin requirement in the advert, and no IR requirement either. Maybe NPAS should invest in training people?
Precisely my point. We all need a break at some point, but should the stepping stone into flying at night in a degraded visual environment be flying single-pilot for the police? I’d be interested to hear what the bobbies make of it.
Some have made the hop from HEMS co-pilot on complex types with a few years night/NVG to police command which seems a good logical step, but, day VFR R22 with no IR to EC135 night VFR with no IR sounds bonkers. What good is a fresh IR anyway? You can’t legally use an IR single-pilot CAT until you have 100hrs IFR (unless this is permissible on a PAOC). Where do they get the IFR experience to have it as a safe and compliant tool?