Steaming!!
My last post was about cheap flying and today I am looking for a way to save a check ride... Yes, you have it, I'm nearly skint!
My SEP rating is due for renewal next month and I thought that I met the criteria for instant renewal. I have 40 SEP P1 hours in 12 months and 7 hours Dual in twins including an IR renewal test. (+350 heli hours). I also did a beasting of a check ride with an RAF instructor on tutors that included spinning, aeros, stalls, circuits, PFLs and emergencies earlier this year.
FCL at the CAA say that I have to do one hour dual on SEP with a JAR instructor. No other instructor or twin time counts. So this 12 months has included:
MEP Renewal, Twin IR Renewal, RAF Check ride, Full EC135 conversion plus 3 check rides in 10 months, Twin Squirrel Conversion and 2 check rides in 6 months. That is a total of 9 very difficult checks with an instructor in the last year!! Will someone please tell me what an hour in a 152 at £100 will do for me. Please be blunt if I am being naive.