Sim instructor

[onwardsandupwards]

Do you have to be a rotary instructor to teach on a heli-based procedural IR sim?

I see that Fast Helicopters have an advert for a sim instructor on their website and that fw instructors can also apply.

[Whopity]

According to AIC 72/2007 there have been changes to JAR-FCL2:

General requirements for instructor ratings and authorisations (JAR-FCL 2.310) Revised pre-requisites for FI(H) course (JAR-FCL 2.320A), restricted privileges (JAR-FCL 2.320B) and revalidation of FI(H) rating (JAR-FCL 2.320G). Reduction in experience for TRI(H)course pre-requisites (JAR-FCL 2.330B). Amendments to courses for TRI(H)(Appendix 1 to JAR-FCL 2.330C) and IRI(H) (Appendix 1 to JAR-FCL 2.340C).Introduction of Synthetic Training Instructor (STI(H)) (JAR-FCL 2.360A to 2.360F).

These effectively require Helicopter experience to become an STI(H); however due to the shortage of suitably qualified people there are some dispensations in place to allow fixed wing STIs to conduct some helicopter training in an FNPT.

[Sliding Doors]

That advert has been about for a LONG while :uhoh:

Read into that what you will. More than one former Fast FI frequents these pages (alternatively a search will help), and historically the turnover has been regular :eek:

Knowing a few of them both past and present, I don't believe things have changed much :ugh: :{

SD