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Old 5th April 2006 | 10:37
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BEagle
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From: Quite near 'An aerodrome somewhere in England'
The navigation element of the LST requires discretion from the FE, who should take the pilot's recent experience into account.

Paradoxically, someone who hasn't flown for 4-ish years is more likely to have received recent refresher training than someone who is a few months out of date and who had done nothing more than a few £100 cup of coffee trips in the previous couple of years.

But if your test includes more than the LST specifices, you lay yourself open to Regulation 6 action.

I was asked about an LST for this sort of thing by a fellow FE recently. He had been quite satisfied with a 20 min navigation sector from the applicant - because the applicant had flown several dual navigation trips in the previous fortnight's refresher training.

I certainly wouldn't expect to fly the entire PPL Skill Test for a SEP Class Rating renewal.
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