Division SPO.SPEC.MCF.115 Flight crew requirements for a ‘ Level A ’ maintenance check flightF1F2

The operator shall select adequate flight crew members considering the aircraft complexity and the level of the maintenance check flight. When selecting flight crew members for a ‘ Level A ’ maintenance check flight with a complex motor-powered aircraft, the operator shall ensure all of the following:

1. (1)

   that the pilot-in-command has followed a training course in accordance with point SPO.SPEC.MCF.120; if the training has been conducted in a simulator, the pilot shall conduct at least one ‘ Level A ’ maintenance check flight as a pilot monitoring or as an observer before flying as a pilot-in-command on a ‘ Level A ’ maintenance check flight;

2. (2)

   that the pilot-in-command has completed on aircraft of the same aircraft category as the aircraft to be flown a minimum of 1 000 flight hours, of which at least 400 hours as a pilot-in-command in a complex motor-powered aircraft and at least 50 hours on the particular aircraft type.

Notwithstanding point (2) of the first paragraph, if the operator introduces a new aircraft type to its operation and has assessed the pilot's qualifications in accordance with an established assessment procedure, the operator may select a pilot having less than 50 hours experience on the particular aircraft type.

Pilots holding a flight test rating in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 shall be given full credit for the training course stipulated in point (a)(1) of this point, provided that the pilots holding a flight test rating have obtained the required initial and recurrent crew resource management training in accordance with points ORO.FC.115 and ORO.FC.215 of Annex III.

A pilot-in-command shall not perform a ‘ Level A ’ maintenance check flight on a complex motor-powered aircraft unless the pilot-in-command has carried out a ‘ Level A ’ maintenance check flight within the preceding 36 months.

Recency as pilot-in-command on a ‘ Level A ’ maintenance check flight is regained after performing a ‘ Level A ’ maintenance check flight as an observer or a pilot monitoring, or after acting as the pilot-in-command in a ‘ Level A ’ maintenance check flight in a simulator.