Flight Instructor Limitations Question

BenWlson

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§ 61.195 Flight instructor limitations and qualifications.

(f) Training received in a multiengine airplane, a helicopter, or a powered-lift. A flight instructor may not give training required for the issuance of a certificate or rating in a multiengine airplane, a helicopter, or a powered-lift unless that flight instructor has at least 5 flight hours of pilot-in-command time in the specific make and model of multiengine airplane, helicopter, or powered-lift, as appropriate.


This regulation uses the phrase, "training required for the issuance of a certificate or rating." The way I read this, a MEI can give flight instruction in a ME airplane with no time in type for the purpose of a flight review, instrument proficiency check, insurance checkout, ATC refresher course, mountain flying course, etc. The flight instructor would only be prohibited from giving training that meets the requirements of a certificate or rating. Is this interpretation correct?
 
OT but another limitation is 8 hours in 24 hours...Well today I flew 7.8 hours. I think I officially hate flying right now! Thank God for the rain tomorrow hehe
 
OT but another limitation is 8 hours in 24 hours...Well today I flew 7.8 hours. I think I officially hate flying right now! Thank God for the rain tomorrow hehe

Rain? Man as long as it's not icing I'm more excited about rainy days then the sunny ones. I get to play in the clouds with my students and it's not so darn bumpy over these brown hills in eastern WA.
 
FM1000 10011KT 2SM RA BR OVC007
FM1400 09012KT 2SM RA BR OVC004

Thats the problem rain poses lol. Don't have the II add on ride
until the 16th. Soon enough!
 
FM1000 10011KT 2SM RA BR OVC007
FM1400 09012KT 2SM RA BR OVC004

Aww man. I wish we got that out here (without the icing). That'd be perfect for IFR practice. Seems like here either the clouds are too high (or non-existent) or it's 1/4SM FZFG OVC001.
 
I guess I have a problem with the logic here. Let’s take the flight review as an example.
Requirements for a BFR are at least 1 hour of ground and 1 hour of flight instruction. If you are a MEI without 5-hours in make and model you cannot sign a students’ log book as dual given, and your student cannot log the time as dual received, thus you cannot give the 1-hour of fight instruction to meet the requirements of a BFR.
 
I guess I have a problem with the logic here. Let’s take the flight review as an example.
Requirements for a BFR are at least 1 hour of ground and 1 hour of flight instruction. If you are a MEI without 5-hours in make and model you cannot sign a students’ log book as dual given, and your student cannot log the time as dual received, thus you cannot give the 1-hour of fight instruction to meet the requirements of a BFR.


There is nothing that says you cannot give training in the airplane. It says you cannot give training towards a certificate or rating in a multi-engine airplane. When you are doing a flight review, it is training, but not training towards a certificate or rating in a multi-engine airplane.

Now I would like to get everyone's opinion on something a little different. We train students to take the Commercial Single and Multi the same day, doing the single portion in a 172, and showing complex proficiency and multi-engine in a Duchess.

Can an instructor without the 5 hours make and model give training to the student in the Duchess towards the 10 hours of complex for the single-engine portion, while another instructor ultimately gives training and signs them off for the multi portion?
 
Can an instructor without the 5 hours make and model give training to the student in the Duchess towards the 10 hours of complex for the single-engine portion, while another instructor ultimately gives training and signs them off for the multi portion?

I would say no.

Since the 10 hours of complex time is to meet a requirement for a certificate, the intent of the reg would prohibit this.
 
Rain? Man as long as it's not icing I'm more excited about rainy days then the sunny ones. I get to play in the clouds with my students and it's not so darn bumpy over these brown hills in eastern WA.

Haha I know what you are talking about. Tomorrow I only have 2 students here and a ground session so I don't think I'll be tossed around too much.
 
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