ME Instruction

[Icarus Wings]

I have recently obtained my instructors rating and I want to advance to multi-engine instruction as soon as possible. Am i correct in thinking i need 500 hrs and if so is this total time or instructional?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Meeb]

I am not aware of the need for 500hrs total time, but I think you require a minimum of 50hrs multi P1 before you can be a Multi FI.

[watford]

You are correct in thinking that you need 500hrs and it is total time. You also need 30 hourse PIC in a MEP(L) aeroplane of which 10 hours must have been in the 12 months prior to applying for the rating.

JAR-FCL 1.380 - CRI(SPA) - Requirements

Date: June 1, 2000


(See Appendix 1 to JAR-FCL 1.330 and 1.345)

(See AMC FCL 1.380)

(a) Multi-engine aeroplanes. An applicant for the issue of a CRI(SPA) rating for multi-engine aeroplanes shall have:

(1) completed at least 500 hours flight time as a pilot of aeroplanes;

[(2) completed at least 30 hours as PIC on the applicable type or class of aeroplane of which at least 10 hours shall be in the last 12 months;]

(3) completed an approved course at [an approved FTO or TRTO including at] least five hours flight instruction on the aeroplane or a flight simulator given by an instructor approved for this purpose (see AMC FCL 1.380); and

(4) passed a skill test in accordance with Sections 2, 3, 5 and 7 of Appendices 1 and 2 to JAR-FCL 1.330 & 1.345.

[BlueLine]

Quite right, you need 500 hours as pilot of aeroplanes including 30 hours PIC of which 10 hours PIC was in the last 12 months.

[Meeb]

Thanks for correcting me guys, I got a wee bit mixed up, its 50hrs P1 for the rating in Oz. Whoops!

[Tinstaafl]

Unless it has changed since I left Oz up to 25 hrs of the 50 command can be ICUS.

[Klute]

It is worth remembering that you can only instruct the MEP rating at an approved school. I got mine last year and because I work at a registered facility I have not been able to teach it.