IR renewal flight Simulator

[flyme273]

Dear Colleagues,
UK PPL SEP IR renewal on flight simulator. I'm looking for a flight simulator preferably located in the South-East. Would anyone have a recommendation?
flyme

[rudestuff]

There is a handy clause that allows a big jet LPC to keep an SEIR valid by experience. Otherwise just do the flight in an airplane - that's the reason you got the IR isn't it? It's probably not that much more expensive.

[BoeingBoy]

Otherwise just do the flight in an airplane.

If only it were that simple! I have to book an examiner with at least a months notice and then hope that the weather is suitable (at least a 1000' agl cloud base to cope with unusual attitude recovery and forced landings). Then hope that the two local airfields that have both ILS and RNP approaches can accept us for training which is frequently impossible as commercial traffic and other training flights put great demand on their facilities. My rating was due by the end of this month and yet again I'm now going to have to let it expire before renewal (and yes, I have been trying for the prior three months).

The CAA are wrong to block the use of sims for this rating as if they allowed them, not only could the rating be renewed with guaranteed consistency, it would allow the introduction of failures in flight that cannot be conducted in the air. Surely that's got to be an improvement in safety?

[Luka mak]

any advice for EASA in europe?

[SimJock]

If it is just the IR(A) you can do every other one in a simulator as per this https://regulatorylibrary.caa.co.uk/...validation.htm

If you are doing the Class/Type rating as well then an aircraft must be used.

[BoeingBoy]

Thanks SimJock.

An FNPT II or an FFS representing the relevant class or type of aeroplane may be used for the revalidation pursuant to point (3), provided that at least each alternate proficiency check for the revalidation of an IR(A) is performed in an aeroplane.

If that is the case then are there any approved single engined sims in the UK that you know of?

[SimJock]

Do a search in this list for FNPT II, then pick a winner

https://www.caa.co.uk/commercial-ind...t/fstd-search/

[BoeingBoy]

Thanks again SJ.

Sadly in the UK SEPs seem to be limited to two aircraft. One a Cirrus derivative at Birmingham and another non specified type at Lee on Solent. The latter not being advertised for use by the owners.

Since I've now expired anyway I'm forced to use my aircraft. Back to looking at the rain then.......

[actspace]

I think its every other IR renewal you can do in an approved SIM for a ME/IR rating.