Originally Posted by
Gordomac
Not sure where to post this but, in order to settle on-going bar discussion, can someone enlighten please ?
I thought all licencing was just a weight limit thing plus private/commercial. Can I fly a 747 on a PPl ?
My take was that you can fly, on a PPl, as Commander, up to a weight limit. Heavier stuff meant that one needed to go CommercialATP.
Up to now it is just a friendly discussion and, unusual, for me, has not yet turned into an ugly bar brawl/
Begin with the manufacturer limitations. Can it be flown SP? No? Then all the requirements to be part of a qualified crew on a high mass, complex, MP aircraft have to be met for whichever authority is involved. Even if theoretically possible as a PPL(A), maybe, with add-ons, you'd be doing all the things needed for the ATPL(A) + MP OPS on type anyway. So I think it's a moot point tbh.