I was discussing differences training with a colleague this morning, and downloaded the latest version of JAR FCL 1 to look up a fairly minor point.
I'm not sure of the exact date of the
lastest version, because each page number has its own date on it, but some of the pages are labelled Ammendment 5, and dated 1/3/06, so it seems to have been ammended pretty recently.
The previous version listed, very clearly, the differences in SEPs which required differences training. It was less clear about the differences which require differences training on MEPs, and in fact this was exactly what we were trying to look up.
But, unless I am mistaken, the list of what requires differences training has been completely removed???
All we could find was JAR-FCL 1.215, which states that:
Class ratings for aeroplanes will be issued according with the associated administrative procedures accepted by the JAA. In order to change to another type or variant of the aeroplane within one class rating, differences or familiarisation training is required.
JAR-FCL 1.235 goes on to define "Differences training" as requiring training on the aircraft or a simulator, and "Familiarisation training" as being the acquisition of additional knowledge, which is nothing new.
So it seems now that, to fly
any new type
requires either familiarisation training (which might consist of just reading the POH) or differences training. But there is
nothing which
specifically requires differences training any more.
What this means is that, having completed a PPL on a C152, a PPL can now read the POH for, say, a tail-dragger, then jump in and go flying with no extra training.
Is this really correct? Or have we missed something???
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