Is there any EASA rule that obliges flight schools to mandatory use a simulator (if available) in courses or typeratings?

Armands Ozoliņš

Yes, Apoendix 9.
Applicants for a skill test shall have received instruction in the same class or type of aircraft to be used in the test. The training for MPA and PL type ratings shall be conducted in an FFS or in a combination of FSTD(s) and FFS. The skill test or proficiency check for MPA and PL type ratings and the issue of an ATPL and an MPL, shall be conducted in an FFS, if available. The training, skill test or proficiency check for class or type ratings for SPA and helicopters shall be conducted in: (a) an available and accessible FFS, or (b) a combination of FSTD(s) and the aircraft if an FFS is not available or accessible; or (c) the aircraft if no FSTD is available or accessible.

Pauline Bos

Do you know if it is mandatory to use a simulator if it is somewhere in the EU? Might be a big distance. What does available and accessible mean in this case?


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