Up-into-the-air
31st Jan 2012, 00:26
There have been a lot of Synthetic Flight Trainers popping up - Redbird and the Melbourne CKAS machines spring to mind.
I had a look at casa's FSD-2, which gives the following:
Conditions of Operation
"3.1 For credits to be applicable for the purposes of issue of a flight crew licence or rating, the synthetic trainer must be operated in accordance with the following conditions:
1. An instructor is present at the instructor station for the duration of the flight
2. The synthetic trainer has been approved in the appropriate category and for the appropriate credit
3. The limitations of the minimum equipment list are observed
4. Training is conducted in accordance with the STOM [Synthetic Operations Manual].
3.2 Instrument rating holders may use a synthetic trainer to log instrument ground time to meet the recent experience requirements of CAO 40.2.1 without the presence of a flight instructor, provided the simulated flight path and flight duration can be verified.
Verification may be by means of automatic recording of the date, flight path and flight duration by the synthetic trainer software.
Alternatively, if the trainer does not have automatic recording facilities, an authorised flight instructor who can verify that data may sign the pilot's logbook to that effect."
My questions are:
How do these operate under the regs [Is it just FSD-2 that applies]?
Does the operator need an AOC?
Does casr 206 and casr 210 apply?
Does 28BD apply if an organisation does not comply with casr 206?
Can anyone help???
I had a look at casa's FSD-2, which gives the following:
Conditions of Operation
"3.1 For credits to be applicable for the purposes of issue of a flight crew licence or rating, the synthetic trainer must be operated in accordance with the following conditions:
1. An instructor is present at the instructor station for the duration of the flight
2. The synthetic trainer has been approved in the appropriate category and for the appropriate credit
3. The limitations of the minimum equipment list are observed
4. Training is conducted in accordance with the STOM [Synthetic Operations Manual].
3.2 Instrument rating holders may use a synthetic trainer to log instrument ground time to meet the recent experience requirements of CAO 40.2.1 without the presence of a flight instructor, provided the simulated flight path and flight duration can be verified.
Verification may be by means of automatic recording of the date, flight path and flight duration by the synthetic trainer software.
Alternatively, if the trainer does not have automatic recording facilities, an authorised flight instructor who can verify that data may sign the pilot's logbook to that effect."
My questions are:
How do these operate under the regs [Is it just FSD-2 that applies]?
Does the operator need an AOC?
Does casr 206 and casr 210 apply?
Does 28BD apply if an organisation does not comply with casr 206?
Can anyone help???