An interesting question has arisen. FAA and EASA say that training on the 604 and 605 cover both variations,assuming the pilot has had differences training. In a letter from the Bermuda CAA, it says that training on each variation must be done within the past 24 months. So if you have flown 180 hours on 605, 15 on 604, but your recurrent is on the 604 in the sim, you are not qualified to be validated for a VP-B 605. Is that really the situation?! .....or have I read something incorrectly?
...and what is approved as training? If our TRI/TRE makes a logbook entry re OPC in the aircraft in a 605, is that sufficient, or are they talking about sim training every other year as the only solution? I'm assuming other people have been through this validation situation and have an idea. Nice to see that little Bermuda isn't intimidated by the FAA, EASA or TC, but go their own way in making extra training requirements.
