markkal
13th Dec 2010, 12:11
Hi folks,
There are many posts adressing the issue of FI(A) vs CRI, but am still confused and would like to get some help:
I hold an italian FI(A)R , and am neither interested nor have the time to get involved in ab initio training.
This means that I will never have the restriction removed, as long as I carry on with aeros and tailweel. No big deal, but I may well not have the minimum hours required for revalidation, that is precisely what is happening now.
Now I was wondering if getting a CRI instead would make things easier for the future.
I am pretty sure it would work for tailweel training, tailweel is not a "qualification".
Mountain flying, aeros, night flying, in countries like italy and france are "qualifications" and as such need to be added to the licence.
In Switzerland instead, a good friend of mine has been instructing mountain flying with a CRI for years and...Night flying too. That got revoked after a while. Why he was allowed to start and carry on with mountain flying with a CRI but not with night flying remains a mystery to me.
About aeros, inquiring with the Italian authorities was really quick, they dismissed it and seemed puzzled when I asked to substantiate the case.
I have contacted the DGAC in France (held a french licence for 25 years) and was told that it would not be possible to instruct night, mountain (!!!!), or aeros...without the FI.
CLASS Rating would indeed be ok for twin engine, single engine turbine, tailweel.
So here I am as confused as ever, maybe somebody can describe what is precisely meant by "Class" and the difference between a Class Rating and a Qualification !!!
There are many posts adressing the issue of FI(A) vs CRI, but am still confused and would like to get some help:
I hold an italian FI(A)R , and am neither interested nor have the time to get involved in ab initio training.
This means that I will never have the restriction removed, as long as I carry on with aeros and tailweel. No big deal, but I may well not have the minimum hours required for revalidation, that is precisely what is happening now.
Now I was wondering if getting a CRI instead would make things easier for the future.
I am pretty sure it would work for tailweel training, tailweel is not a "qualification".
Mountain flying, aeros, night flying, in countries like italy and france are "qualifications" and as such need to be added to the licence.
In Switzerland instead, a good friend of mine has been instructing mountain flying with a CRI for years and...Night flying too. That got revoked after a while. Why he was allowed to start and carry on with mountain flying with a CRI but not with night flying remains a mystery to me.
About aeros, inquiring with the Italian authorities was really quick, they dismissed it and seemed puzzled when I asked to substantiate the case.
I have contacted the DGAC in France (held a french licence for 25 years) and was told that it would not be possible to instruct night, mountain (!!!!), or aeros...without the FI.
CLASS Rating would indeed be ok for twin engine, single engine turbine, tailweel.
So here I am as confused as ever, maybe somebody can describe what is precisely meant by "Class" and the difference between a Class Rating and a Qualification !!!