Re-validations
Please note that there is a major difference between re-validation of a rating and the renewal of a rating. You can only revalidate a rating that has not expired. If the rating has expired then it will need renewal, and this will normally require more time and will almost certainly cost considerably more. Keep a keen eye on your ratings and make sure you revalidate them well ahead of there expiry date. Most ratings can be re-validated several months ahead of there expiry without loosing any time.
Single-Engine Piston (Land) (SEPL)
Validity
A SEPL rating is valid for 24 months
Passengers
Please remember that to carry passengers, you must have completed at least 3 take-offs and 3 landings in the last 90 days on class as the sole manipulator of the controls.
Re-validation
A SEPL may be re-validated by passing a Licence Proficiency Check (LPC) with an authorised Flight Examiner (FE(A)) or Class Rating Examiner (CRE(A)) within the three months preceding the expiry date of the rating without loss of validity period.
Alternatively, the rating may be revalidated by flying experience by producing logbook evidence to an authorised examiner of having completed the following within the 12 calendar months preceding the expiry date of the rating;
• 12 hours of flight time.
• 6 hours as pilot-in-command.
• 12 take-offs and landings.
A training flight of at least 1 hour’s duration with a FI(A) or CRI(A) who must countersign the appropriate logbook entry. If revalidating by flying experience, and providing the examiner signs the Certificate of Revalidation page within the 12 months prior to the rating expiry, the validity of the revalidated rating will be calculated from the date of expiry of the preceding rating.
Renewal
Should your SEPL rating expire even by a day then you will need to talk to an examiner to ascertain your requirements. However the minimum will be a full Skills Test in accordance with Appendices 1 & 3 to JAR-FCL 1.240.
Multi-Engine Piston (Land) (MEPL)
Validity
A MEPL rating is valid for 12 months.
Passengers
Please remember that to carry passengers, you must have completed at least 3 take-offs and 3 landings in the last 90 days on class as the sole manipulator of the controls.
Re-validation
Revalidation of a Multi-engine Piston (Land) class rating requires a proficiency check within the 3 months preceding the expiry date of the rating. In addition to this, there is also a minimum flying experience requirement of at least 10 route sectors within the validity of the rating. The experience requirement may be substituted by 1 route sector flown with an authorised examiner that may be undertaken as part of the proficiency check. A route sector is defined as a flight comprising take-off, cruise of not less than 15 minutes, arrival, approach and landing.
Provided this check is flown within the 3 month period, the new rating 12 month validity period will run from the date the old one was due to expire.
Renewal
To renew an expired rating speak to an examiner who will advise you what is required. If your rating has expired by more than 5 years you will also need to take the written exam.
Instrument Meteorological Conditions Rating (IMC)
Validity
An IMC rating is valid for 25 months.
Re-validation
The IMC Rating will be re-validated by revalidation Flight Test, and will comprise of the following items from the IMC Initial Flight Test;
• Limited Panel Instrument Flying. (i.e. assuming failure of the gyroscopic pitch and bank indicator and the gyroscopic direction indicator): Straight and level flight, climbing and descending, turns onto given headings, recovery from unusual attitudes.
• Let-down and Approach Procedures. Let down and approach to Decision Height, and missed approach procedure using a pilot-interpreted aid, carry out a recognised instrument approach procedure to decision height, thence the appropriate go-around and missed approach procedure.
• Bad weather Circuits. Bad weather circuit and landing following item (b), position the aircraft in the circuit at the direction of the Examiner, to carry out a visual bad weather circuit and landing under specified simulated weather conditions.
The type of approach aid used must be entered in the log book. A revalidation Flight Test that is a first multi-engine test must include the following item;
Renewal
If you allow your IMC rating to lapse you will need to speak to an Examiner to ascertain what you require to renew.
Night Qualification
Validity
Night Qualifications are now valid for the life of your licence.
Passengers
To be able to carry passengers at night you need to have 3 take-off and 3 landings in the last 90 days on class as the sole manipulator of the controls. One of these take-offs and landings must be at night.
Price
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