FD,
No, that is not true. Hollywood
must get differences training for
each of the variants he plans to fly
on an SEP. There is NO carry-over from MEP to SEP.
The legislation is as follows:
Start off with the
ANO, Article 29 (which is in Section 1 Part 4 Page 9, or scroll to page 57 of the PDF).
29 (1) This article applies to:
(a) JAR-FCL licences;
(b) United Kingdom aeroplane licences for which there are JAR-FCL equivalents;
(c) United Kingdom Basic Commercial Pilot's Licences;
(d) United Kingdom Flight Engineer's Licences; and
(e) United Kingdom helicopter licences for which there are JAR-FCL equivalents.
(2) The holder of a pilot's licence to which this article applies shall not be entitled to exercise the privileges of an aircraft rating contained in the licence on a flight unless -
(b) the holder has undertaken differences training in accordance with paragraph 1.235 of Section 1 of JAR-FCL 1 in the case of an aeroplane
The list of variants which require differences training was actually removed from JAR-FCL 1 earlier this year (to permit it to be updated without having to re-release the entire JAR-FCL 1), and can now be found
here on the JAA website. The first table in this document lists the requirements for single-pilot piston-engine aeroplanes. The SEP and MEP endorsments are listed completely separately, with no indication that any carry-over from one to the other is allowed. What's more, there is no specific "retractable", "variable pitch", "turbo-charged", etc, endorsement for an MEP, because differences training is required for every different type in any case. So it would not be possible to carry your MEP retractable endorsement over to SEP, since there is no such thing as an MEP retractable endorsement.
The table not only lists the variants, but also shows (by means of a "(D)" in column 3) that "differences training" is required for each of them.
Paragraph 1.235 of
Section 1 of JAR-FCL 1 (page 92 of the PDF), although it no longer contains the list of variants,
does define "differences training" in (c)(1):
(1) Differences training requires additional knowledge and training on an appropriate training device or the aeroplane.
The differences training shall be entered in the pilot’s logbook or equivalent document and signed by a CRI/TRI/SFI(A) or FI(A) as appropriate.
Note that it is very explicit that differences training
must include some flying or some time on an appropriate training device.
So, having reviewed all the relevant documents, my answer to Hollywood is exactly the same as it was earlier this evening. He
needs differences training (including on turbos if he wants to fly a turbo-SEP). He
must fly the aircraft with an instructor (or get training on an appropriate training device) as part of this differences training, and then get his instructor to sign his logbook. However, there is no minimum requirement for this differences training, and it might consist of a short checkout-style flight.
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