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Steve Bentley MD of Sofema Aviation Services www.sasssofia.com – looks at what makes an EASA Part 147 Practical Assessor reach the top of his or her game – Read on! Every person who will deliver Practical Assessment should think about these attributes and ask him or herself where their strengths and development areas lie in…

EASA Requires Practical Training to be completed following the completion of every EASA Part 147 Type Training. The following information is extracted from regulation 1321/2014 together with EASA Frequently Asked Questions FAQ APPENDICES TO ANNEX III (Part- 66) 3.2. Practical Training (a) Objective: The objective of practical training is to gain the required competence in…

Sofema Aviation Services www.sassofia.com considers issues related to the need to ensure compliance with Airworthiness Directives in the context of OTAR. Service bulletins often result to issuance of Airworthiness Directives by FAA. An airworthiness directive references the alert service bulletin as a way of complying with the AD. Although a service bulletin may be categorized…

 ESDS Damage Can Be Expensive!……How Expensive? So the short answer is very! Whilst it is difficult to quantify – (one of the challenges to raising awareness) it is believed and understood that a high proportion of Avionic Components failures are in some way connected to ESDS failure. For example consider when Avionic parts are removed…