Dear All, can I do valid 66Hits maneuvers under the hood (simulated IMC) for my FAA IC license currency in Europe in a Europe/EASA registered plane with a local safety pilot or instructor that has a EU license that goes with the plane?
Inquired with a friend and he sent me this link for your review:Dear All, can I do valid 66Hits maneuvers under the hood (simulated IMC) for my FAA IC license currency in Europe in a Europe/EASA registered plane with a local safety pilot or instructor that has a EU license that goes with the plane?
I have more difficulty with the FTD because it does say, "FAA approved device." But I have no idea what cross-approval agreements may exist or whether the specific FTD might also be approved here.
But it doesn't say so. The wording does matter. And what "should" isn't always what "is."Agree the regs mention that specifically. But similar to the flight license of the safety pilot this could be interpreted as ‘Approved FTE by the FAA or by the competent authority in the ICAO member state where the device is used’.
But it doesn't say so. The wording does matter. And what "should" isn't always what "is."
I suspect part of the issue is that, unlike pilot certification, device approval is not a purely regulatory thing. Each device gets approved individually with a list of regulations it is qualified to be used for. For example, one device might be approved for 66HITS but not for any part of an IPC (a question I've fielded from time to time.) One would think that a device approved to log approaches without a CFII "should" be able to be used to log one toward an IPC with a CFII, no?
While there are guidelines for approvals, it's ultimately a bureaucratic rather than a regulatory task. So I can see EASA and the FAA looking at the same device and coming to different lists. At the same time, I can also envision cross-approvals. Dunno.
@Alsace, have you per chance checked here...
https://www.easa.europa.eu/domains/aircrew-and-medical/flight-simulation-training-devices-fstd