The FAA has more plans in the works for Part 61, but, as they saw from the over 400 comments to the Notice for Proposed Rulemaking (NRPM), some of this thinking isnt fully cooked. Part of the plan was to provide some relief for flight schools who find it harder and harder to find (and afford to keep) complex trainers on the flight line.
The FAA is proposing solutions to address the difficulty flight schools face in acquiring and maintaining complex trainers for commercial and instructor certificates.
One proposal, allowing FADEC aircraft to count as complex, is criticized for being counter-intuitive as FADEC simplifies operation and suitable aircraft are scarce.
Another plan suggests replacing complex training with 10 hours of advanced instrument training, which the article finds potentially valuable for pilot skill development.
The effectiveness of these changes hinges on the FAA also updating the Practical Test Standards (PTS) to remove the requirement for a complex aircraft during the practical test.
The FAA has more plans in the works for Part 61, but, as they saw from the over 400 comments to the Notice for Proposed Rulemaking (NRPM), some of this thinking isn’t fully cooked. Part of the plan was to provide some relief for flight schools who find it harder and harder to find (and afford to keep) complex trainers on the flight line.
Steve D. Hall
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