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When does a flight require a copilot?
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EU OPS (965) Subpart N
Ops 1.940 Composition of flight crew
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(vi) use of simplified in-flight documentation; the recurrent checks required by OPS 1.965 shall be performed in the single-pilot role on the type or class of aeroplane in an environment representative of the operation; the pilot shall have a minimum of 50 hours flight time on the specific type or class of aeroplane under IFR of which 10 hours is as commander; and
the minimum required recent experience for a pilot engaged in a single-pilot operation under IFR or at night shall be 5 IFR flights, including three instrument approaches, carried out during the preceding 90 days on the type or class of aeroplane in the single-pilot role. This requirement may be replaced by an IFR instrument approach check on the type or class of aeroplane
(text is copy-pasted since getting a working link to a consolidated version of EU-OPS is a pain)
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In the United States there are 3 basic situations that generally lead to an aircraft being flow by 2 (or more) crew: The aircraft is categorized in the "air transport" class (eg commercial jets)
The maximum takeoff weight of the aircraft exceeds 12,500 pounds
The aircraft is so complex that the manufacturer recommends that it be flown by two pilots
Note that some aircraft, like variants of the 747, require 3 people because there is a station for an engineer. In the old days the FAA used to require jets to be flown by two people, but now if a jet can come in under 12,000 pounds they can get certified for solo flight. There are a bunch of planes right now pegged at 12,500 and multiple manufacturers would like to go over that limit and still have them certified for solo flight, so there is some pressure on the FAA to relax the limit. Share
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answered Oct 12 '17 at 19:58
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