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Hi all,

Last month I had the chance to go flying in the US for the first time, and I wrote a quick post about the process I had to go through to convert my EASA PPL to an FAA equivalent. Maybe it's of use to someone here!

There are a few...

Hi all,

Has anyone successfully converted a relatively new licence f(ATPL) from the UK to EASA? I'm sure someone out there has already been through this process, so thought I would give it a shot asking on this forum.

I've ended up with a UK...

Has anyone had any success recently changing an address on an NPPL please? I currently hold both a PPL(A) and an NPPL, but the CAA portal suggests it will only accept Part-FCL licences.

It even rather scarily says on the CAA website that...

Does anyone have recent experience of how long they're taking at present?

I sent my application to renew my FROTL on 30th Aug, received an email next day stating they believed all documents requested were attached. heard nothing since!

Hi everyone,

Please do direct me if we have already discussed this on these forums, so I apologise if I have missed it.

I am looking to start out on my ATPL exams (PPL and night rating in hand) with the hope of completing CPL, MEIR etc eventually...

I hope that this helps to improve the situation.

I went flying earlier today, exactly 30 years to the day since my first trial lesson and was musing over the 2200 odd hours and 40 different types I have flown over the years. Anyway I realised that I had not flown a tailwheel aircraft as PIC since...

Query from several local microlighters (3axis). To obtain NPPL(SSEA) , using NPPL(M), I’ve found a quote from Cap 804, plus talking to a couple of clubs offering this training and the LAA. “Conversion training as necessary”, to include, minimum 1...

Hello all,

Thought I'd try here before resorting to contacting FCL. I have recently completed the training for my MEP rating but not taken the test yet due to the following extract from CAA standards document 3 ( which relates to the CPL skills...

I got my original CAA PPL license in 1998 and went on to do my IMC, multi engine and Instrument Rating. I have had a 20 year break and started again this year.
I passed my PPL test and had the license reissued after proving my English language...

Please forgive me being incredibly thick…

There is a link to an article from the 16th Sep in the right hand banner.

The opening paragraph is

Proposals to simplify licensing and review medical requirements for General Aviation pilots, plus...

Just thought I'd add my current saga with CAA licensing here. I know other people are having lots of issues, but as of today I've now lost my IR privileges and it seems no-one at the CAA can give any answer or forecast of when they will sort it....

I have several potential students who have or are considering NPPL training with Personal Medical Declarations.

Could I ask the experts if the following assumptions are correct, based on my interpretation of ORS4 1486?

1) NPPL(M) going solo in...

Hi all,

Hopefully this is the correct board... I'm interested, at a very high-level, in understanding what hoops one needs to jump through in order to import and use an aircraft from outside the G-reg sphere of influence...

Say an aircraft in the...

EASA Instrument Rating Cross-Crediting

A recent question I received has highlighted that Appendix 8 to Part-FCL has now been amended to change the cross-crediting available to current airline pilots.

Cross-crediting is applicable to RENEWAL as...

I have a current LAPL medical till Dec 2022, In April I suffered few days of vertigo and my GP diagnosed BPPV, off work for a week, and then back to normal :wink: , no medication was prescribed just the Epley manoeuvre to help.

I have searched the...

I am planning on leaving my job next year to become a flying instructor offering a variety of aviation services although my primary service will be freelance instructing.

I am planning on doing a FI(A) rating and CPL in the next 12 months.

I have...

Hello all,
I realise this probably crops up with alarming monotony (and apologies for not helping) but here's an excerpt from the most recent (August 2015) consolidated RotA + SERA + exemptions document :

As we all know, 'night' in SERA-land...

Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone could help me out, or put me in contact with someone to revalidate my EASA SEP in the next few weeks please. I'm based in Leeds, but happy to travel.

Cheers

My memory may be playing tricks on me.

Right now, may Part-21 (EASA) aeroplanes be flown within the UK on a valid SSEA Rating?

Hi,

I’m a PPL and have been looking to plan my next steps with more ratings etc.

Earlier this year I was looking on the CAA website at the requirements for the IR(R). However all details / references on any restricted instrument rating (irr or...

Asking all instructors and examiners on this page.

I have an NPPL Microlight and an NPPL SSEA.

I have a Class 2 Medical.

I have about 150 hours in total, of which 66, including 34 PIC, are in non-microlights, and the rest are in microlights.

I...

I hold a CAA PPL(A) licence and appear to have successfully registered on the CAA Customer Portal to make a Pilot Medical Self Declaration. How do I access the form to complete and submit to the CAA?
Mike L

Does a Flight Radio-Telephony Operator's Licence issued in 1998 and including a statement that it shall remain in force "for the holder's lifetime" still, on its own, permit the holder legally to use flight radio-telephony equipment today...

Hi

I SOLI’d my license out some time ago for work. I’m now in the process of getting a UK ATPL again. I sent off (online) all the stuff for issuance of a new CAA class 1 medical about 2 months ago.
How long is it taking them at the moment?

Hi there,

I am about to start training towards a PPL or a LAPL. I know it is possible to upgrade a LAPL to a PPL by going through a slightly more stringent medical and some extra training, but I was wondering how the "downgrade" works....

Does anyone know what is needed to resurrect a lapsed instructor rating? We are talking very lapsed - around 22 years!

Went to see my AME today as my medical was running out and I had a heart attack in May and knew I wasn't going to get a new certificate.

My licence is EASA PPL. The doctor said I had two options to continue to fly.

a) Swap my licence for a LAPL,...

My IMC rating expired and was at the back of my license after the CAA reissued after a change of address.
I did some refresher training and passed the flight test but then realised the theory exam also expires when I was filling in the application...

So - situation is I have a JAR PPL(A) that expired in 2012, with an obviously dead SEP rating.

So , I'll be soon taking the LPC for my rating renewal on a dead JAR... so..

Does it make any sense to get my licence changed to a 'EASA" (I know...

Please, have I got this right?
After delving into the Easy Access Rules for Flight Crew Licencing (Part-FCL), Aug 2020, my reading is that differences training is voluntary.
Yet this conflicts with current received wisdom.

GM1 FCL.700 lists the...

ORS4 No.1416 is replaced by ORS4 No.1484

ORS4 No.1418 is replaced by ORS4 No.1485

Both apply until 31st July 2021.

Note that neither extend the validity period of pilot licence holder' class rating(s)!!

Fairly obscure question for FIs out there. Has anyone had the LAPL-only restriction on their FI Certificate removed after completing the CPL theory? I'm in that position now and can't work out the process and evidence that FCL will want and they...

Apologies if this has been covered before.

Am I correct in saying that the bones of the UK regulatory framework is now the following: -

• Standardised Rules of the Air (SERA) as amended by the Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2021)
• The...

Hi all

I wonder if anybody on this forum can answer my dilemma.

I have a Valid standalone FAA licence and a valid UK Part FCL licence and I wish to fly a German D-Reg aircraft from Germany to the UK.
Can this be done legally

Thanks in advance
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I know that for initial issue, i need a class 2 for a 'full' ppl, but I am currently renewing my old JAR ppl(a) which expired in 2012 into a shiny new no-longer-EASA ppl.

Flying is going great, but I'm having issues with getting a class 2. So the...

I gained my old brown PPL licence back in 1989; I last flew in the 90's! I want to fly again but don't know the regulations etc., or what to do to validate my old PPL. Can anyone help please? Thank you.

Is it still possible to train and qualify as a CRI?
I would love to be able to do some sort of instructing but have no desire to do the CPL theory exams. This would seem like an ideal way forward

I've just done a local pilot's aerobatics training and he is about to apply to CAA to have the Aerobatic Rating added to his licence.

I notice that CAA want his original (as in real, not a certified copy) log-book to be sent with the application...

Hello,

I hold an EASA PPL (FR) and I’m looking for an EASA instructor near London for a 1hr flight (to reach the revalidation minima).

Let me know if you have any recommendation.

Many thanks !

Hopefully a quick question maybe not a short answer lol

So my initial application for my PPL went in 10 working days ago today. On Sunday they emailed me to say it’s been paused until I provide a certified copy of my logbook, thankfully managed to...

Hello all,

Just moved to Portugal from Canada and want to get back to flying. I used to fly microlight 15 years ago. My goal is to buy something like a TL2000 or a VL3 and do some cross country flights.

The school here offers a British licence...

Don't suppose anyone knows or can point in the right direction for current guidance on military pilots wanting to attain a PPL or know if we get accreditation for our exams?
Seems i can find the answer for 6 years ago but struggling to find it for...

Hello,

I've recently started doing my PPL and have a current, valid UK Air Traffic Controller's Licence. My instructor said it might be worth looking into whether I can get any dispensation for the radio operator's licence / communication exam......

I went for my Class 2 medical, and the AME reviewed some previous neurology reports relating to migraines I've had since childhood and basically told me that a Class 2 medical is out of the picture.

The thing is, I take anti-migraine medication,...

Hello! I recently (a few weeks ago) completed the SRG1119E form to revalidate my SEP rating for the first time and my club sent it off for me.. I'm sure they will have done, but should I expect any confirmation from the CAA that they received it?...

Apologies if this has been answered elsewhere, I haven’t been able to find an answer searching.

A friend has PPL lapsed a fair time ago, as a result of losing class 2 medical, which is unlikely to be found again.

He’s getting on a bit but does...

Hi all.

I can’t find an answer, so does anyone know?

Is there a requirement for a conversion or is there any credit given when seeking a CRI rating given one already holds an FI or FI(restricted) rating.

Thanks

Hi all,

has anybody had to deal with the language proficiency check renewal? I am level 4, that is the level I was tested before moving to the UK.

My rating expires at the end of August and it seems more difficult to renew it here than when I was...

Does an examiner who had an EASA licence issued by the U.K. CAA- when U.K. was still in EU- still have an EASA licence if their rating has not expired?

What is i.a.w FCL1000(c) ?

The IAA website states ‘Examiners certified by the UK CAA and not...