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German term or phrase:	einsatzfähig
English translation:	deployable
Entered by:	Jonathan Fedler

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07:34 Nov 7, 2009

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German term or phrase: einsatzfähig

From a technical specification for a fleet of replacement aircraft:

Piloten:

a) Falls ein Flottenmix (Ein und Doppelsitzer) angeboten wird:

Es ist eine Typeneinweisung für vollständig ausgebildete und *einsatzfähige* Fluglehrer erforderlich.

Jonathan Fedler KudoZ activity Questions: 1253 (1 open) (7 without valid answers) (47 closed without grading) Answers: 466 Israel
Local time: 07:57

deployable

Explanation:
This is the term usually referred to when (US) troops are ready for combat assignments

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Thanks, Jonathan

Selected response from:

Goldcoaster
Switzerland
Local time: 06:57

Grading comment

Thanks once more
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +3

deployable

Goldcoaster

current

Dr. Sahib Bleher

2 +2

fit / fit to fly

MMUlr

operational

makhno

ready to work / ready to fly / flight ready / flight worthy

Krikor

eligible

Ingrid Velleine

qualified

Audrey Foster

Answers

19 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

fit / fit to fly

Explanation:
This seems to be an established term, a pilot's "fitness to fly" -> http://www.experimentalaircraft.info/articles/human-factors-...

Another option for 'einsatzfähig' in this context might be -> 'being available', however, my choice is -> fitness to fly.

MMUlr
Germany
Local time: 06:57
Native speaker of:

German

57 mins confidence:

current

Explanation:
We use the term "currency" in the UK to indicate that a pilot's licence validations (certificate of experience), type ratings and medical certificates are up-to-date allowing him/her to fly the aircraft originally qualified for.

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On second reading I am, however, puzzled by the "für" in the German sentence. To me the sentence only makes sense if it is "durch": An instruction on type by a fully qualified and current instructor is required. I do not perceive a scenario where a "type rating for" an instructor would be required since it is the instructor who would sign the pilot off for the type rating. Only the context can indicate whether this preposition is an error or intended.

Dr. Sahib Bleher
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

German

2 hrs confidence:

operational

Explanation:
operational

makhno
Ukraine
Local time: 07:57
Native speaker of:

Russian,

Ukrainian

1 day2 hrs confidence:

eligible

Explanation:
To my understanding, a) neither 'deployable' nor 'operational' are suitable adjectives for human beings and b) this is not about teachers being fit to fly and ready to teach pilots, although the paragraph opens with the word "pilots".
As far as I understand the text, it says that in case a new set of airplanes is offered, in such case, the instructors (those who will teach the pilots) need to undergo some kind of instruction - at the condition that they already are fully eligible and fit to work.

Ingrid Velleine
Israel
Local time: 07:57
Native speaker of:

French,

German

1 day4 hrs confidence:

qualified

Explanation:
ausgebildet und einsatzfähig trained and qualified

Audrey Foster
United States
Native speaker of:

English

53 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

deployable

Goldcoaster
Switzerland
Local time: 06:57
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in category: 6

Grading comment

Thanks once more

12 days confidence:

ready to work / ready to fly / flight ready / flight worthy

Explanation:
'Einsatzbereit' or 'einsatzfaehig' can be used generally for any worker capable of doing a job or professional capable of accepting an assignment. In the sourec sentence given, it refers to the pilots, thus 'ready to work,' 'ready to fly' or 'flight ready' might be good equivalents. Were the reference to the aircraft, then 'flight worthy' would perhaps be the best translation.

Example sentence(s):

Though Earhart's Boeing Electra 10D was certainly flight worthy, the question was whether the pilot herself would be ready to fly in time for her round-the-world air voyage.

Krikor
United States
Local time: 00:57
Native speaker of:

English