Flight/Duty Time Limitations and private flying.
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Flight/Duty Time Limitations and private flying.
Hi guys hope you can help with a question. I have searched and searched but can only find conflicting opinions and very old posts and hoped you can help me qith some up to date info.
Operations in the UK.
If I am flying commercially, do private flights count towards Flight time limits?
If I am not flying commercially AT ALL do private flights have to adhere to flight time limits?
Thanks!
Operations in the UK.
If I am flying commercially, do private flights count towards Flight time limits?
If I am not flying commercially AT ALL do private flights have to adhere to flight time limits?
Thanks!
The rule is that if you do any work then it counts. I include any part time other non-aviation employment in FTL schemes I have written for operators. The passengers have a right to expect that the crew are not tired and are properly rested.
In the UK CAP 371 states:
1.4 A flight crew member is required to inform anyone who employs his services as a flight crew member of all flight times and flying duty periods undertaken, whether professionally or privately, except for flying in aircraft not exceeding 1,600 kg maximum weight and not flying for the purpose of public transport or aerial work.
Aerial work includes flying instruction for which the pilot is remunerated. It is also aerial work where valuable consideration is given specifically for flying instruction, even if the pilot receives no reward.
So part time flying instruction must be declared to your employer for FTL purposes.
Currently FTL does not apply to private flights at all; except that any private flights must be recorded in CAT FTL schemes to ensure you are in limits for the CAT flight as if the private flight was a CAT flight.
However CAP 371 is not law, it is recomendation. The law is your AOC company approved FTL scheme which could vary from CAP 371.
Hope this helps
MM
In the UK CAP 371 states:
1.4 A flight crew member is required to inform anyone who employs his services as a flight crew member of all flight times and flying duty periods undertaken, whether professionally or privately, except for flying in aircraft not exceeding 1,600 kg maximum weight and not flying for the purpose of public transport or aerial work.
Aerial work includes flying instruction for which the pilot is remunerated. It is also aerial work where valuable consideration is given specifically for flying instruction, even if the pilot receives no reward.
So part time flying instruction must be declared to your employer for FTL purposes.
Currently FTL does not apply to private flights at all; except that any private flights must be recorded in CAT FTL schemes to ensure you are in limits for the CAT flight as if the private flight was a CAT flight.
However CAP 371 is not law, it is recomendation. The law is your AOC company approved FTL scheme which could vary from CAP 371.
Hope this helps
MM
Last edited by Miles Magister; 9th Jul 2013 at 09:30.
