Regarding the type rating validity time:
Are you sure about the 5 year validity? My licence says its valid for 1 year after my intial LST.
F4.3 RE-VALIDATION OF TYPE RATINGS
(AEROPLANES)
Revalidation of type ratings requires a proficiency check
within the 3 months preceding the expiry date of the
rating*. In addition to this, there is also a minimum flying
experience requirement of at least 10 route sectors within
the validity of the rating. The experience requirement
may be substituted by 1 route sector flown with an
authorised examiner that may be undertaken as part of
the proficiency check. A route sector is defined as a flight
comprising take-off, cruise of not less than 15 minutes,
arrival, approach and landing.
*Provided this check is flown within the 3 month period,
the new rating 12 month validity period will run from the
date the old one was due to expire. For revalidation of an
instrument rating, please refer to Section E1.5.
Last edited by SW1; 27th September 2010 at 14:00.