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title: "NCO.SPEC.MCF.120 Flight crew requirements — Part-NCO · Avioverse"
description: "When selecting a flight crew member for a maintenance check flight, the operator shall consider the aircraft complexity and the level of the maintenance…"
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-nco/subpart-e/nco-spec-mcf-120"
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# NCO.SPEC.MCF.120 Flight crew requirements

ANNEX VII (Part-NCO) · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

IR Implementing rule

## NCO.SPEC.MCF.120 Flight crew requirements

When selecting a [flight crew member](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/flight-crew-member) for a maintenance check flight, the operator shall consider the [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft) complexity and the level of the maintenance check flight as defined in point NCO.SPEC.MCF.100.

IR · NCO.SPEC.MCF.120 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2019/1384 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

AMC Acceptable means of compliance

## AMC1 NCO.SPEC.MCF.120 Flight crew requirements

SELECTION OF PILOT-IN-COMMAND FOR A LEVEL-A MCF

The operator may select a flight instructor to act as pilot-in-command for a ‘Level A’ MCF on other than [complex motor-powered aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/complex-motor-powered-aircraft).

AMC · AMC1 NCO.SPEC.MCF.120 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2019/019/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

[All rules in SUBPART E: SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-nco/subpart-e)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Mar 2026, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.