Originally Posted by SilsoeSid
Here's something from the CAA that you may be interested in, that's online and I can refer you to;
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP612.PDF
If you think that Police Observers/TFO's are really just passengers, I strongly suggest that you read part D.
Seems a lot of CAA boxes to tick if they are just a pax!
That seems to refer to requirements relating to role training and emergency procedures, which you would expect. Surely an observer would require some form of type training if they were to be in a position to advise or inform the captain?
I've been an aircraft technician for 38 years, mainly fixed wing but rotary wing for the past 4 years. I know my aircraft quite well but if I were flying with one of our pilots (all test pilots), I'm not sure I'd be questioning him. If I did, it would have to be in the form of "I didn't know that caption should be lit" rather than "are you sure that caption should be lit?".