Yogi Bear,
What is a SEP check?
According to JAR FCL 1.245 the requirements for renewal of a Class Rating (single engine piston)include:
(B) complete a training flight of at least 1 hours duration with a flight instructor
This raises several points: firstly, this is a training flight, not a "check", secondly it does not need to last more than one hour, therefore the client could elect to terminate the flight after one hour, thirdly it must be conducted by a flight instructor.
I presume it is within the power of the CAA to authorise persons who are not flght instructors to conduct this flight, despite the wording of JAR FCL.
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