PPL(H) use of VOR

[AnFI]

fred.cross (at) CAA.CO.UK

fred.cross (at) caa.co.uk


I am sure he'll be delighted ....

.... he really needs some more triviality .


His answer might include that an ADF or VOR comply with the requirements......

" It's not up to me, blame ..... "

[heli-man]

Hardly trivial. This has an impact on lots of people's PPL and lots of schools' ability to have an aircraft they can have for test purposes. It's is Fred's job to deal with this grey area and provide an answer.

[jellycopter]

If you read trainingcom, it doesn't look like a grey area to me; and it was written by Fred!

[HeliCraig]

Does anyone have a link to the TrainingCom? I have searched the CAA's site, and only found the joint A & H one from earlier this year about ATSOCAS?

Thanks.

(Oh, and as a PPL I rarely use a VOR; but every now and again if I am in a machine with a receiver and a flight passing nearby a VOR I will attempt to track it - why not? But yes, a GPS is IMHO more useful - but as an aid!)

[mickerick2]

vor

jellycopter

WHAT DATE DID THIS REGULATION OFFICIALLY COMMENCE?

WHAT PUBLICATION DOES IT APPEAR IN?

anwsers please

[rotarywise]

IIRC, the easement to allow the use of the GPS was purely to cover the non-availabilty of a VOR on the PPL Skill Test. I do not recall that there was ever an easement applied to PPL instruction in general.

The requirement is in the PPL(H) syllabus in JAR-FCL 2 and commenced when the UK implemented the requirements, what, about 8 years ago?

[WLM]

Hughes500

Replace the DGI and the AH with an ADI and HSI, problem solved

[Hughes500]

Can do but a bit expensive !!!!