Originally Posted by
Sir Thomas
Hi guys,
First off, I'm not an instructor.
I'm interested to know wether you guys would advocate being present during engine start and warm up, gps programming etc. , on a student doing all this to a seneca or similar during IR training. Or any student who already has a commercial lic for that matter?
Cheers
The requirements regarding boarding the aircraft with engines running must be spelled out in the FTO's ops manual.
The FTO's Ops manual should have very clear guidance regarding the process of programming the GPS in two crew situations (as you describe).
Even if simulating single crew ops, the instructor should crosscheck what is programmed into the GPS in the same way that they will not depart on a navex without first checking the student's PLOG.
Regards,
DFC