CAA to Part FCL
I think also part of the problem is that the terms ' MPA types 'and 'SPA types' are bandied around in the regulations regardless of the way these aircraft must be operated according to the rules already in place, as if all defined SPHPCA types habitually hurtle around Europe with just one pilot on board. They don't, and they can't if operated as Public Transport, which the vast majority of them are.
If, as per AIC 086, CRE (HPCA) holders are to be given the privileges to conduct 'iii. skill tests for ATPL(A) issue on SP HPCA types' then the wording in 'type certificated for a minimum of two pilots'..in JAR-FCL 1.295 and FCL.520.A needs to be changed tosomething like 'operated with a minimum of two pilots' with separate arrangements for true private single pilot ops. Otherwise we are left with new rules which directly conflict with older ones.
Also some extra thought is needed into what categorises an SPA as distinct from an MPA during type certification. There exists an arbitrary weight limit of 12,500lbs (5670kgs) which is often quoted as the dividing line but doesn't always seem to be the deciding factor.
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