CFII Loses Medical

RST Engineering wrote:
"Jim Macklin" wrote in message
news:bCeTg.667$XX2.170@dukeread04...
You must fly most of your instrument training in actual or
simulated conditions.

Oh, bull****.

It would be quiet odd to see an instrument applicant who had received
most of his training outside of instrument (acutal or simulated
conditions). I've certainly never heard of that and the examiner will
certainly require most (if not all) the tasks be done in simulated or
actual instrument. Also curious would be the required 40 hours of
instrument time required before the checkride.

-Robert, CFII

Robert M. Gary wrote:

I think you are stretching the FARs a bit. Are you saying you think its
ok to give instruction when there are dual controls but the instructor
can't access them?

yes. That said I don't think it mattered in this case -- the instructor
most probably didn't log (past a few tens of thousands of hours) and
the flight didn't have to be an instruction flight.

91.109
(a) No person may operate a civil aircraft (except a manned free
balloon) that is being used for flight instruction unless that aircraft
has fully functioning dual controls. ...

there is more to it than the intro you just quoted.

--Sylvain

Sylvain wrote:
Robert M. Gary wrote:

I think you are stretching the FARs a bit. Are you saying you think its
ok to give instruction when there are dual controls but the instructor
can't access them?

yes. That said I don't think it mattered in this case -- the instructor
most probably didn't log (past a few tens of thousands of hours) and
the flight didn't have to be an instruction flight.

91.109
(a) No person may operate a civil aircraft (except a manned free
balloon) that is being used for flight instruction unless that aircraft
has fully functioning dual controls. ...

there is more to it than the intro you just quoted.

Yes, I left out the part about throw over controls (hence the ...).
You're trying to change the subject. The fact is it would be a very
large stretch from the FARs to say a CFII can log dual while sitting in
the back of the plane.

-Robert

The fact is it would be a very
large stretch from the FARs to say a CFII
can log dual while sitting in
the back of the plane.

Why? While unusual, I don't see the problem at all. The instructor is
not required for the flight to be safe. The pilot in command is seated
at a control seat. Instruction can very effectively take place from the
back seat.

Jose
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it keeps its brain." (chapter 10 of book 3 - Harry Potter).
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Robert M. Gary wrote:


Yes, I left out the part about throw over controls (hence the ...).
You're trying to change the subject. The fact is it would be a very
large stretch from the FARs to say a CFII can log dual while sitting in
the back of the plane.

Throw over controls...that brings up an off-topic but amusing story.
Yesterday, Margy and I were being given a ride in a friend's Seabee.
Since we were departing from the water, we had boarded through the
bow door and hence the right control yoke had been removed. After
takeoff the pilot asked if I wanted to fly. "Margy, pass Ron the
control yoke for his side." Took me a minute to figure out how to
install it, but I got it in.