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Old 27th September 2002 | 12:35
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distaff_beancounter
 
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Yes, I have been asked to demonstrate a PFL in a twin.

What are you going to do when, at say 5.000', the examiner says "demonstrate to me what you would do now, if both engines have unstoppable fires" ?

Or is it just me who gets examiners with a sense of humour?

On the question of currency, do any other SEP/MEP pilots find the "3 take offs & landings, within the last 90 days, in an aircraft of THAT CLASS" a pain?

Pre JAR, the school where I fly & hire from, had a CFI's decretionery rule, whereby if you were current on a complex twin, he would authorise you to hire a simple single, even if you had not done 3 landings in the single in last 90 days.

Under JAR, even if you have done 100 MEP landings in last 90 days, you cannot take passengers in a SEP. (& the other way round).

Another PPL counts as a passenger for this purpose, so if you want to hire together, then you have to do 3 touch & goes, solo first.
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