What's a 'Performance A'?
 

:bored: Just churning through these online application forms trying to think of referees who knew what colour my toothbrush was in 1943.

A couple ask me if i have passed a 'performance A'. I'm guessing this is a type rating in a class A aircraft. Will a light twin turbo-prop like a Kingair count?

While i'm here i might aswell embarass myself further by asking what a LOFT conversion is. I live in a flat so is this really applicable? :E

Thanks in advance

Loft = Line orientated flight training

Perf A= performance exam for jets under the old CAA system no longer exists as far as I am aware under JAA as you do one perfomance exam for all.

If you have done JAR Performance Examination - you have done Perf A - MRJT. Under old CAA system - you either did A, B or C as far as I am aware.

Jinkster

Thank you both.

I have put a tick in the box for 'Performance A' and I suppose the LOFT training comes with your first airline posting.

Thanks again.

There were loads of other performance categories, like 'E' which was for light singles and twins and 'X', which I think was for really old aircraft that didn't meet the criteria for any other class.....

As pointed out, under JAR you have done your Performance A as part of the JAA exams (perf A is for commercial aircraft that meet certain performance criteria.....like being able to climb on one engine when the other gives up at V1):ok:

PP

Thanks PP :)

If I can recall there were loads of them:-

Perf' A - Able to continue at any time and a forced landing should not be necessary following engine failure.

Perf' B - Twin engined propeller aircraft of 8600kg or less where a forced landing is unlikely at any point in flight.

Perf' C - Small multi-engined aircraft of 5700kg or less which are not required to take into account engine failure on take-off or initial climb. Aircraft such as Seneca, Trilander etc.

Perf' D - Single engined iaircraft and some low performance twins below 5700kg not necessarily able to maintain height after suffering engine failure.

Perf' E - Max tOW 2730kg singles and some twins such as Cessna 310R.

Perf' F - Max TOW 5700kg where a forced landing may be nessary following engine failure shortly after lift-off.

Perf' X - Some large multi-engined aircraft such as DC6 and DC7

All now replaced with the coming of JAR. A pity as the exams were the most fun you could have with your cloths on:\