RussR
En-Route
Is there a formal definition of "multiengine airplane" in the FARs? I looked through Part 1.1, 61.1, 23, 25, and some others and can't actually find a definition to what, to most people probably seems obvious. But I'm surprised, because there are formal definitions to just about everything else.
How this strange question came up is, the other day I was asked pretty much this: "What is the definition of a multiengine airplane? Can the engines be dramatically different sizes? What if I take an RV-7 (or any other E-AB airplane) and mount an electric toy motor on the wing and call it an RV-77 - is it then a multiengine airplane? Can I use that to log multiengine time?"
Honestly I couldn't really answer this from a regulatory standpoint. Though the idea of him applying to the airlines with thousands of hours of multiengine RV-7 time was humorous. It would be interesting to watch the interview!
How this strange question came up is, the other day I was asked pretty much this: "What is the definition of a multiengine airplane? Can the engines be dramatically different sizes? What if I take an RV-7 (or any other E-AB airplane) and mount an electric toy motor on the wing and call it an RV-77 - is it then a multiengine airplane? Can I use that to log multiengine time?"
Honestly I couldn't really answer this from a regulatory standpoint. Though the idea of him applying to the airlines with thousands of hours of multiengine RV-7 time was humorous. It would be interesting to watch the interview!