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90 Day Currency Rule

I’m confused about the 90 day rule (preceding 90 days).

How is it calculated?

Example:
1 landing 31dec
1 landing 19 jan
1 landing 17 feb

Is it 31dec plus 90 days?

Please ELI5 (explain like I’m 5). Thanks.

always learning
LO__, Austria

It means that whenever you intend to take a passenger, from that exact day on you should open your logbook, and look back 90 calendar days. If in these 90 days you find 3 takeoffs and landings in the appropriate class, you are good to go.

In your example, you are good until 31. Jan. + 90 days = 01. May

On 02.May, you would only find two landings in the last 90 calendar days.

You are still leagly fine to go flying, but not take a passenger.

EDXN, ETMN, Germany

@charlieromeo do you mean 31dec + 90 days? Thanks

always learning
LO__, Austria

To act as PIC of an EASA aircraft carrying a passenger on 1 May the recent experience would need to have been gained not before 31 Jan. The meaning of dates and times is normally applied in common law systems by an Interpretation Act. Here’s a handy calculator for dates: https://www.timeanddate.com/date/dateadd.html

If the person being carried can be classified as other than a passenger, eg they act as a required member of the flight crew as a radiotelephone operator, then the requirement won’t apply to the flight.

Also pilots flying on UK national licences may avoid the recent experience requirement when carrying a single passenger who is qualified to act as PIC (UK ANO, sched 8 part 1).

London, United Kingdom

And to act as pic on april 16 it would be jan 15, correct?

always learning
LO__, Austria

“Also pilots flying on UK national licences may avoid the recent experience requirement when carrying a single passenger who is qualified to act as PIC (UK ANO, sched 8 part 1).”

Does that apply to an EASA TMG? as of now you can fly that on a FCL PPL(TMG) or on a UK NPPL(SLMG)…

Paris/Essex, France/UK, United Kingdom

Snoopy, not before 16 Jan. https://www.timeanddate.com/date/dateadded.html?d1=16&m1=04&y1=2019&type=sub&ay=&am=&aw=&ad=90&rec=

Ibra, yes for the time being it includes UK-registered EASA TMGs operated within the privileges of a LAPL. This is because of a temporary exemption applied in UK to the Aircrew Regulation. See UK General Exemption E 4843 notified in ORS4 as No. 1293 of 12 Feb 2019 which expires 7 Apr 2020 or earlier.

London, United Kingdom
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