Originally Posted by Rascal

So I think that I finally have figured out (thanks to all) what to do. I just one more question. Multi-Crew Coordination Course (MCC) Here is what I have found on the net:
The MCC course is a two week course preparing you to work in a multi crew environment. The courses are normally done in complex simulators and the price often represent the aircraft you wish to do it in (ex. a Beech 200 may be cheaper then a B737). The large schools and many sim-centers offer these courses and the prices vary from 2000 to 5000 pounds.

MCC is the equivalent to LOFT (Line Orientated Flight Training) in USA, but unlike the US an MCC course is a minimum requirement with all airlines in Europe. The one exception to this rule is if you already have over 500 hours total time in a JAR 25 approved multi crew environment. Just be careful here because JAR does not recognize single pilot airplanes flown in a multi crew environment as being multi crew time (this also goes for the SIC time in your logbook). An example of this is a single pilot airplane like the Beech King Air flown with two pilots because of insurance requirements. Under FAA this would be valid SIC time for the copilot – under JAA it is not as the airplane is not considered to require a multi-crew.


I am wondering if my 1000 SIC time in ERJ 145 flown in the United States is JAR 25 approved environment?