BI-ANNUAL CHECK
I was recently involved in a situation where a pilot had two hard landings in one day. The resulting damage resulted in an insurance payment of £12000.
It transpired that the "pilot" only flew around 4 hours a year but thought that he was an "ace".
The current rule is that a pilot does not actually have to complete 12 hours in 24 months-12 in last 12 months, but can be checked by an instructor with less than 12 hours. Presumably even one or two.
The instructor said the the pilot was satisfactory on the day--a day with no wind--exellent viz. Iwould have thought that 12 hours in a year is a reasonable minimum for anyone. Surely if someone goes for their bi-annual with less than 12 hours , they should at that point complete the 12 hours.
Interested in other views -is this a flaw in the rules,?