Excerpt of conversation with dgca guy
Hi, below is an excerpt from an email i recieved from a friend who was denied a multi endorsement yesterday on BE76:
5. DGCA rep was informed that
a) close to 2000 licenses have been issue on this aircraft since 2008 some as recent as 2 months back.
b) The aircraft is registered in India & the C of A is the responsibility of the operator of the aircraft and is only required when the aircraft is to be operated.
c) Like the Cessna is the is the most popular single engine trainer worldwide, duchess is the same for twins followed by seminol & the Piper twin comanche which have also been taken off the list of approved aircrafts.
d) For a plane to be registered in India it has to be bought by a rich person. who will buy a big high performance plane, which will be difficult to find at schools & pretty expensive (double the cost)to train on.
e) The school is willing to provide a copy of the FAA Issued, Aircraft registration & the airworthiness certificate for the aircraft we trained on.
f) We like many others had enquired in 2007 before embarking to train on this A/c and were told its not an issue as the A/c has to be registered in India.
The same was told last month before i left for recency, also was told that atleast those who have already flown on it or in the middle of training will be allowed to convert, they might be asked to write an application to the Dir DGCA.
6.) His response
a) Aware that licenses have been issued.
b) Onus is on us to find out names of those who have been issued licenses, will revoke licenses of those whose names are brought to him.
c) suggests we go & train on the SENECA V or the Beechcraft Baron the smallest twins available in India. for reason 5d listed above.
d) Says to write application addressed to Dir DGCA for exemption or re-look policy. But to give the application to him & not the Director