Is MEP Rating req. for an EASA B737 Pilot?
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Is MEP Rating req. for an EASA B737 Pilot?
I am currently a 737 driver in an EASA state with an EASA CPL(A) incl. SEP, MEP(IR) rating. As my MEP rating is close to expiration my question would be if I can continue operating on a private basis Multi Pistons, keeping in mind that I am current on a Multi Engine Jet aircraft or should I renew my MEP rating? Regards.
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No is the answer, you can't fly an MEP without an MEP rating.
Just because you fly a jet it does not follow that you will retain the quite different set of skills that are required to fly an MEP.
I say this as someone who hold a current SEP, MEP, B737 & A320 ratings.
Just because you fly a jet it does not follow that you will retain the quite different set of skills that are required to fly an MEP.
I say this as someone who hold a current SEP, MEP, B737 & A320 ratings.
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Talkdownman
The thought of my FO's dealing with MP, prop RPM, mixture control and using the occiliscope to find if the plug out on cylinder 6 is on the right or left mag is not an appealing one. For that you need a flight engineer !
It's a bit like asking him to fly a PAR, however these people have an encyclopaedic knowlage of the FMC........... After all that flys the aircraft, or so they tell me.
It's a bit like asking him to fly a PAR, however these people have an encyclopaedic knowlage of the FMC........... After all that flys the aircraft, or so they tell me.
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From: On the wireless...
Originally Posted by A and C
It's a bit like asking him to fly a PAR
"Sorry, we're not equipped for ILS"
"Roger, in that case I can offer you a PAR"
"Sorry, we're not equipped for PAR either..."
It's happened.
