FCL.915.SFI SFI – Prerequisites
Regulation (EU) 2021/2227
An
applicant for an SFI certificate shall:
(a) hold or have held a CPL, MPL or ATPL in
the appropriate aircraft category;
(b) have completed the proficiency check for
the issue of the specific aircraft type rating in an FFS representing the
applicable type, within the 12 months preceding the application; and
(c) additionally, for an SFI(A) for
multi-pilot aeroplanes or SFI(PL), have:
(1) at least 1 500 hours flight time as a
pilot on multi-pilot aeroplanes or powered-lift, as applicable;
(2) completed, as a pilot or as an observer,
within the 12 months preceding the application, at least:
(i) 3 route sectors on the flight deck of the
applicable aircraft type; or
(ii) 2 line-orientated flight training-based
simulator sessions conducted by qualified flight crew on the flight deck of
the applicable type. These simulator sessions shall include 2 flights of at
least 2 hours each between 2 different aerodromes, and the associated
pre-flight planning and de-briefing;
(d) additionally, for an SFI(A) for
single-pilot high performance complex aeroplanes:
(1) have completed at least 500 hours of
flight time as PIC on single-pilot aeroplanes;
(2) hold or have held a multi-engine IR(A)
rating; and
(3) have met the requirements in (c)(2);
(e) additionally, for an SFI(H), have:
(1) completed, as a pilot or as an observer, at least 1 hour of flight time on the flight deck of the applicable type, within the 12 months preceding the application; and
(2) in the case of multi-pilot helicopters, at least 1 000 hours of flying experience as a pilot in helicopters, including at least 350 hours in multi-pilot operations in any aircraft category;
(3) in the case of single-pilot multi-engine helicopters, completed 500 hours as pilot of helicopters, including 100 hours as PIC on single-pilot multi-engine helicopters;
(4) in the case of single-pilot single-engine helicopters, completed 250 hours as a pilot on helicopters;
(5) in the case of single-pilot helicopters in multi-pilot operations, completed at least 350 hours in multi-pilot operations in any aircraft category.
To become a Synthetic Flight Instructor (SFI) under EASA rules, applicants need a commercial or airline pilot license and recent simulator proficiency check. Multi-pilot SFI applicants require 1500 hours on multi-pilot aircraft and recent flight deck experience. Single-pilot SFI applicants need specific flight hours and ratings. Helicopter SFI applicants need flight deck experience and relevant helicopter flight hours.
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