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I have a student with an ATP MEL. He is retired military/airlines and just wants to fly privately but has no SEL ratings. Is it easier to add-on the SEL to his ATP, or do a Private ASEL checkride? What is the best way to accomplish it?
Christopher Folster
Feb '22
Thanks for the feedback. He is an older gentleman, retired military and airlines. He just wants to fly his 172. Looks like he can just do SEL add on at private level.
I have a student with an ATP MEL. He is retired military/airlines and just wants to fly privately but has no SEL ratings. Is it easier to add-on the SEL to his ATP, or do a Private ASEL checkride? What is the best way to accomplish it?
I know there are myriad opinions on this matter, but I am trying to find authoritative answer.
For decades pilots have dumped sumped fuel on the ground or into containers on the ramp.
My thought is that t can by put back in the fuel tanks if it is clean. By design, the fuel you are sumping should be the worst in the tank; you look at that sample as representing the contents of the entire tank and determining its suitability for flight. If, based on that sample, you determine that ... more
For decades pilots have dumped sumped fuel on the ground or into containers on the ramp.
My thought is that t can by put back in the fuel tanks if it is clean. By design, the fuel you are sumping should be the worst in the tank; you look at that sample as representing the contents of the entire tank and determining its suitability for flight. If, based on that sample, you determine that ... more