Originally Posted by
Twin Wasp
If where you're at is FAA land it is different. To get SMELS requires 4 checkrides. I've got SMEL and MES but not SES. Can't legally crank up a cub on floats. And you'd think being current MEL would cover you SEL but no, not in the FAA's eyes.
Bummer. Times change... I guess. I got SMELS (Canada/TC and USA/FAA) in the '70s without ever seeing a MES airplane from up close.