As a current PPL/SEIR holder I've always fancied doing ME rating (just for personal development purposes). Seems the rules state that I need to do another IR test in ME to hold the IR privileges but it strikes me that I could fly IMC and conduct approaches using IR(R). I can't seem to find anything that would appear to contradict that thought....Seems then that the only privilege that is being held back is flight in Class A airspace...
Surely the ME course furnishes you with all that's required to fly a ME aircraft with OEI....and the IR covers you for IMC flight...
Can someone with a bit of knowledge (CFI perhaps) explain the reasoning why the holder of a SEIR who successfully completes a ME rating then has to take a SEPARATE MEIR flight test when all the elements are already held????
Seems a candidate for some removal of gold plating IMO.
Out of interest do FAA SEIR holders have to go through the same procedure??
SD
Surely the ME course furnishes you with all that's required to fly a ME aircraft with OEI....and the IR covers you for IMC flight...
Can someone with a bit of knowledge (CFI perhaps) explain the reasoning why the holder of a SEIR who successfully completes a ME rating then has to take a SEPARATE MEIR flight test when all the elements are already held????
Seems a candidate for some removal of gold plating IMO.
Out of interest do FAA SEIR holders have to go through the same procedure??
SD
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