Originally Posted by
VH DSJ
Thanks for clarifying this. Apparently some of the people at CASA need to read up on this exemption. It quite clearly states in this CASA information document that we are exempted from AFRs if we participate in a checking and training system under Regulation 61.040. I find it hard to believe that there are people in CASA licensing that don't know their own regs!
the devil is in the detail. I too believed this until not long ago, you need to check the specific operators 61.040 recurrent training approval to ensure it covers AFR requirements. I was informed by a senior CASA officer that most RPT operators recurrent training approvals do not cover AFRs.