Soave_Pilot
12th Aug 2016, 14:00
Hello,
I am trying to find some FAA info regarding type ratings for single pilot in helicopters multi-engine (IFR) aircraft.
For fixed wing it is clear that it if the aircraft can be flown SP (under 91) you need to perform the check as a single pilot commander otherwise you will be restricted.
But it does not mention about helicopters, as for example AW109, S-76, AW139 and others...
And also, could someone light me up on how it is performed under EASA regs as well?
5-729 PILOT TYPE RATING THAT MAY BE PERFORMED AS EITHER A SINGLE‑PILOT OR WITH AN SECOND IN COMMAND (SIC). Practical tests for pilot type ratings may be performed as either a single-pilot or with an SIC in accordance with § 61.43(b).
A. General. This policy guidance shows how to record whether the pilot type rating practical test was performed as a single-pilot or by using an SIC crewmember.
1) In a previous version of this order, the FAA had established policy that clarified the intent of 14 CFR part 91, § 91.531(a) and (b) for allowing practical tests for some pilot type ratings to be performed as either a single‑pilot or with an SIC.
2) This policy addresses performing pilot type rating practical tests as a single-pilot crew composition or with an SIC pilot crewmember in:
· Large airplanes that were certificated under Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) 41, where the airplane’s TC authorizes single-pilot operations. Although SFAR 41 expired on September 13, 1983, many of the large airplanes that were certificated under SFAR 41 are still in active service (i.e., per § 91.531(a)(1));
· Turbojet airplanes where the airplane’s TC or Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) allows for both single-pilot and two-pilot operations (i.e., per § 91.531(a)(2) and (b));
· Commuter category airplanes that have a passenger seating configuration, excluding pilot seats, of nine seats or fewer, where the airplane’s TC authorized single-pilot operations (i.e., per
§ 91.531(a)(3));
· Situations where the FAA may issue a letter of authorization (LOA) for authorizing single-pilot operations if that airplane is designed for and TC’d with only one pilot station (i.e., per
§ 91.531(b)); and
· Situations where the FAA has issued grants of exemption from §§ 91.9(a) and 91.531(a)(1) and (2) to some training providers that give single-pilot training.
3) The following are some makes and models of airplanes where applicants may perform the pilot type rating practical test as either a single-pilot or with an SIC. In the future, this list of airplanes may expand when more turbojet airplanes (that are commonly referred to as very light jets) receive certification with both single-pilot and two‑pilot crew compliments.
· Cessna 501;
· Cessna 525;
· Cessna 551;
· Raytheon 390;
· Beech 300, airplanes that were certificated under SFAR 41;
· Beech 1900 and Beech 1900C, airplanes that were certificated under SFAR 41;
· Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica EMB 110, airplanes that were certificated under SFAR 41;
· Beech 2000;
· Swearingen Fairchild Aircraft Corporation SA-227-CC and SA-227-DC airplanes, certificated in the commuter category;
· Certain large airplanes that were certificated under SFAR 41, if the airplane’s TC authorizes single‑pilot operations;
· Certain turbojet airplanes, if the airplane’s TC authorizes single-pilot operations; and
· Certain commuter category airplanes, if the airplane’s TC authorizes single-pilot operations.
I am trying to find some FAA info regarding type ratings for single pilot in helicopters multi-engine (IFR) aircraft.
For fixed wing it is clear that it if the aircraft can be flown SP (under 91) you need to perform the check as a single pilot commander otherwise you will be restricted.
But it does not mention about helicopters, as for example AW109, S-76, AW139 and others...
And also, could someone light me up on how it is performed under EASA regs as well?
5-729 PILOT TYPE RATING THAT MAY BE PERFORMED AS EITHER A SINGLE‑PILOT OR WITH AN SECOND IN COMMAND (SIC). Practical tests for pilot type ratings may be performed as either a single-pilot or with an SIC in accordance with § 61.43(b).
A. General. This policy guidance shows how to record whether the pilot type rating practical test was performed as a single-pilot or by using an SIC crewmember.
1) In a previous version of this order, the FAA had established policy that clarified the intent of 14 CFR part 91, § 91.531(a) and (b) for allowing practical tests for some pilot type ratings to be performed as either a single‑pilot or with an SIC.
2) This policy addresses performing pilot type rating practical tests as a single-pilot crew composition or with an SIC pilot crewmember in:
· Large airplanes that were certificated under Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) 41, where the airplane’s TC authorizes single-pilot operations. Although SFAR 41 expired on September 13, 1983, many of the large airplanes that were certificated under SFAR 41 are still in active service (i.e., per § 91.531(a)(1));
· Turbojet airplanes where the airplane’s TC or Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) allows for both single-pilot and two-pilot operations (i.e., per § 91.531(a)(2) and (b));
· Commuter category airplanes that have a passenger seating configuration, excluding pilot seats, of nine seats or fewer, where the airplane’s TC authorized single-pilot operations (i.e., per
§ 91.531(a)(3));
· Situations where the FAA may issue a letter of authorization (LOA) for authorizing single-pilot operations if that airplane is designed for and TC’d with only one pilot station (i.e., per
§ 91.531(b)); and
· Situations where the FAA has issued grants of exemption from §§ 91.9(a) and 91.531(a)(1) and (2) to some training providers that give single-pilot training.
3) The following are some makes and models of airplanes where applicants may perform the pilot type rating practical test as either a single-pilot or with an SIC. In the future, this list of airplanes may expand when more turbojet airplanes (that are commonly referred to as very light jets) receive certification with both single-pilot and two‑pilot crew compliments.
· Cessna 501;
· Cessna 525;
· Cessna 551;
· Raytheon 390;
· Beech 300, airplanes that were certificated under SFAR 41;
· Beech 1900 and Beech 1900C, airplanes that were certificated under SFAR 41;
· Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica EMB 110, airplanes that were certificated under SFAR 41;
· Beech 2000;
· Swearingen Fairchild Aircraft Corporation SA-227-CC and SA-227-DC airplanes, certificated in the commuter category;
· Certain large airplanes that were certificated under SFAR 41, if the airplane’s TC authorizes single‑pilot operations;
· Certain turbojet airplanes, if the airplane’s TC authorizes single-pilot operations; and
· Certain commuter category airplanes, if the airplane’s TC authorizes single-pilot operations.