InTGreen.
Fully understand that. But isn't there a difference between keeping your own competence to 'do' and maintaining a competence to 'teach'.
I'm confident that I'm safe to aerotow, but to do it from the back seat teaching a student to do so....?
So under the existing system does a 660 QHI need to be able to do all the exciting confined area himself, or to be able to teach that as well? Under the new system, he'll have to be competent to instruct in confined area ops, of course - and won't that have an ENDURING impact on SCT flying requirements?
EG: One might imagine that in the days of 'grading' a fixed wing instructor just needed competence to instruct in basic handling, circuits, and stalling, but would use SCT to remain personally competent in IF, GH, aerobatics, etc. as well. If he suddenly had to instruct in a full EFTS syllabus, he'd need to be competent to instruct in these areas, and that would require more SCT.