Gerald Garrett
8th Feb 2024, 11:04
I hold a 61.040 approval to conduct check and training activities (IPC/OPC etc) within a Part 135 organisation. I know CASA has a pathway for 61.040 approval holders to transition their approval into a Flight Examiner Rating. I also know that the CASA requirements in CASR 61.1310 are basically 'just hold the appropriate training endorsement on an FIR', however in the FER application form they include a whole bunch of other 'desirable experience requirements'
For MEA:
1. Hold a flight instructor rating with class rating training endorsement (multi-engine class)*
2. Have at least 250 hours flight time training applicants for either; the multi-engine aeroplane class rating or an instrument rating in a multi-engine aircraft, or a combination of the these activities
3. Have at least 500 hours as pilot in command of multiengine aeroplanes
For IR:
1. Hold a pilot instructor rating with an instrument rating training endorsement in the relevant category of aircraft*
2. Have 100 hours of instrument time as PIC which may include up to 20 hours instrument time in a flight simulation training device
3. The instrument rating training endorsement must have been held for at least three years OR for flight testing endorsements limited to simulator operations (CASR 61.1318) - you must have extensive experience as a Check Pilot within a training and checking organisation
4. Have conducted at least 500 hours of instruction under the IFR for an instrument rating which may include 200 hours instructing in a flight simulation training device OR for flight testing endorsements limited to simulator operations (CASR 61.1318) - you must have extensive experience as a Check Pilot within a training and checking organisation
*Note
It is mandatory that an applicant holds the requirements for the relevant flight examiner endorsement listed in column 3 of table 61.1310 of CASR Part 61. Those requirements are marked with an Asterix (*) in this section. Additionally, when receiving an application for an examiner endorsement, CASA will review the applicant’s relevant and necessary aviation related experience. The mandatory flight crew qualifications and expected experience that are used as a guide to assess suitability for each flight examiner endorsement are detailed below.
Now my question, as someone who has only exercised the privileges of my FIR (MEA & IR Endorsements) within a check & training environment in the Part 135 organisation I'm currently employed in how successful would I be in converting my 61.040 approval into a FER? Given I don't meet the 250 hours of flight training for the multi-class rating and 500 hours of flight training for the instrument rating?
Cheers!
For MEA:
1. Hold a flight instructor rating with class rating training endorsement (multi-engine class)*
2. Have at least 250 hours flight time training applicants for either; the multi-engine aeroplane class rating or an instrument rating in a multi-engine aircraft, or a combination of the these activities
3. Have at least 500 hours as pilot in command of multiengine aeroplanes
For IR:
1. Hold a pilot instructor rating with an instrument rating training endorsement in the relevant category of aircraft*
2. Have 100 hours of instrument time as PIC which may include up to 20 hours instrument time in a flight simulation training device
3. The instrument rating training endorsement must have been held for at least three years OR for flight testing endorsements limited to simulator operations (CASR 61.1318) - you must have extensive experience as a Check Pilot within a training and checking organisation
4. Have conducted at least 500 hours of instruction under the IFR for an instrument rating which may include 200 hours instructing in a flight simulation training device OR for flight testing endorsements limited to simulator operations (CASR 61.1318) - you must have extensive experience as a Check Pilot within a training and checking organisation
*Note
It is mandatory that an applicant holds the requirements for the relevant flight examiner endorsement listed in column 3 of table 61.1310 of CASR Part 61. Those requirements are marked with an Asterix (*) in this section. Additionally, when receiving an application for an examiner endorsement, CASA will review the applicant’s relevant and necessary aviation related experience. The mandatory flight crew qualifications and expected experience that are used as a guide to assess suitability for each flight examiner endorsement are detailed below.
Now my question, as someone who has only exercised the privileges of my FIR (MEA & IR Endorsements) within a check & training environment in the Part 135 organisation I'm currently employed in how successful would I be in converting my 61.040 approval into a FER? Given I don't meet the 250 hours of flight training for the multi-class rating and 500 hours of flight training for the instrument rating?
Cheers!