Tailwheel, retractable undercarriage, and constant speed propellers, are all considered differences within the SEP class, and therefore require differences training. Within EASA Part-FCL, there is the following statement:
GM1 FCL.005 Scope
INTERPRETATIVE MATERIAL
(a) Whenever licences, ratings, approvals or certificates are mentioned in Part-FCL, these are meant to be valid licences, ratings, approvals or certificates issued in accordance with Part-FCL. In all other cases, these documents are specified.
FCL.710
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(c) The differences training shall be entered in the pilot’s logbook or equivalent record and signed by the instructor as appropriate.
Therefore, where they talk about
an instructor in FCL.710, it means
an instructor certified in accordance with Part-FCL. There is no course of training mandated for differences training. So, you
could complete some differences training with a non-EASA instructor when abroad. However, completion of that training must be with an EASA instructor who can then sign your logbook.
For EASA ratings such as the Mountain Rating or Night Rating, for EASA licence holders, training for these must be completed under an EASA Approved Training Organisation as an approved course in accordance with the associated syllabus.
You could complete some mountain or night training whilst abroad, but this would not reduce the minimum training requirements for the EASA course - unless you hold the privileges on a non-EASA licence.
There are a couple of exceptions to the above advice providing your holiday is before 08th April 2018...
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