Originally Posted by
pilatusguy
Yes, 100% sure they did not go through upgrade training. They are not contract instructors, they are not part of a 142 program, and they do not participate in the age 65/medical waiver Line Observation Program. Those to me seem to be the only exemptions to the above mentioned requirements.
Can a POI waive those requirements? Surely there are limits on what a POI can approve/waive.
I don't know what the internal policy limits are for the POI's discretion on OPSPECs...at some point presumably he has to ask Washington. Maybe there is precedent for this somewhere else?
Are they actually giving PC's, or just sim training? There's generally a lower bar for trainers vs. checkers.