What are the duties of a CAP Instructor Pilot andhow do they differ from a CAP Check Pilot?
Easy, a CAP IP can give instruction in CAP aircraft (Form 5 prep, training towards FAA Cert, BFR's, High Perf Training, etc). A CAP Check Pilot can do all that plus actually give you a Form 5 or Form 91, depending on which they are authorized to do. Clear as mud??
Quote from: flynd94 on June 03, 2007, 05:23:11 AM
a CAP IP can give instruction in CAP aircraft [...]. A CAP Check Pilot can do all that plus actually give you a Form 5 or Form 91, depending on which they are authorized to do.
That is mostly correct, but not quite. Mission Check Pilots cannot give flight instruction.
- A CAP Instructor Pilot (IP) is a CAP member who holds an FAA Flight Instructor (CFI) certificate and has been designated by the wing commander* as someone who may give dual instruction in CAP aircraft.
- A CAP Check Pilot (CP) is a CFI who is a CAP member and has been designated by the wing commander* as someone who may give dual instruction in CAP aircraft and may also give CAPF 5 checkrides to pilots.
- A CAP Mission Check Pilot (MCP) is a highly experienced and qualified SAR/DR Mission Pilot who has been designated by the wing commander* as someone who may give CAPF 91 checkrides to pilots. This person does not need to be a CFI. They cannot give dual instruction in CAP aircraft.
For the actual list of qualifications, see CAPR 60-1, paragraph 3-2.
A related question would be:
"If a CFI must be designated as a CAP IP before s/he can give dual instruction in a CAP plane, then does a SAR/DR mission pilot have to be designated as an instructor in order to give SAR/DR pilot training?"
The answer would be: Any CAP SAR/DR pilot can give instruction in mission pilot skills. The person needs to have completed Skills Evaluator Training (SET) in order to sign off on the training.
* - or the wing commander's delegatee; the authority to designate IPs, CPs, and MCPs is often delegated to the wing's Standardization & Evaluation Officer (aka "Stan/Eval Officer" or "Wing DOV").
mdickinson, how did you turn my question around. I didnt ask anything about mission check pilot. I am interested in flying and was asking about the diffeence between an instrcutor pilot and a check pilot. At no time did I ask about a missiocn check pilot
flynd94 answered my question appropriatly. Thanks.
No problem, I thought you were just asking about CAP IP's and CAPF5 check pilot. Thanks to mdickinson for clouding the waters. No where did I state anything about MCP's. I be one and, know the rules.
KS
Quote from: flyguy06 on June 03, 2007, 04:43:21 PM
mdickinson, how did you turn my question around. I didnt ask anything about mission check pilot. I am interested in flying and was asking about the diffeence between an instrcutor pilot and a check pilot. At no time did I ask about a missiocn check pilot
flynd94 answered my question appropriatly. Thanks.
Chill dude, the term "check pilot" could easily be construed to include mission check pilots--who are in fact check pilots. but may only conduct Form 91 checks.
flynd94's original post answered the question by saying that
- an IP can give dual instruction
- A CP "can do all that plus actually give you a Form 5 or Form 91, depending on which they are authorized to do."
But someone who is authorized to give you a form 91 (that is, an MCP) can't give dual instruction. I was just clarifying that.