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I've heard from quite a few PPLs that they've chosen to visit Gatwick in person when upgrading to an EASA licence, rather than just send it by post. But I haven't read any complaints of it being so busy they are turning people away.

Wondered if...

Can anyone assist?

I have a CAA lifetime PPL with IMC and Multi ratings. The last medical (class 3) ran out in 2003 and SEP certificate of test ran out in August 2005. I have continued flying EASA class aircraft with both FAA commercial certificate...

Just returned from the CAA Hauptquartier with a small blue LAPL endorsed with Radio Licence and Night "Rating" in less than 4 hours. This in exchange for an expired JAA PPL(A)(18 months out of date due to medical downgrade), SRG\1104 a Re...

My lifetime CAA PPL has not been used since 2005 however I have continually flown since then in EASA aircraft using my FAA CPL with multi, IR (with First Class Med) and an NPPL (with GP Certificate). I want to sort out my PPL sooner rather than...

I came across this interesting quote, for some reason it made me think about EASA

"There’s no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren’t enough criminals, one...

There used to be a page where you could see what date applications they were processing.

I've spent quite a bit of time looking but can't seem to find it - does anyone know where it's located?

I sent my EASA conversion forms in 3.5 weeks ago but...

Not a new topic I'm sure :?

I have a UK (non-expiring) PPL and a SEP type rating which expires on July 11th. I have the 1 hour with an instructor and more than 12 hours in the last 12 months. I guess I just need the examiners signature.

Assuming...

With my Class Rating (CofE) looming for my UK PPL(A), I thought I would start the ball rolling for converting my Lifetime non expiring (pah) licence to one that is now accepted for me to continue to fly. From another thread the advice was to convert...

Having been a flyer since 1969, and being the owner of an old CAA/ICAO PPL & an FAA piggy-back (not used for years), I am now confronted by a combination of circumstances that force me to consider throwing in the towel. Closure of my local...

Dumb question follows.

I'm going to be in the SE at the back end of this week, so I'll take the opportunity to get my EASA conversion done in person at Gatwick.

Do I still need to take certified copies of documents with me, or are the originals...

Hiya,

Firstly apologies as I'm sure all the info I need is out there I'm just not sure where to look.

I hold a JAR PPL A with an SEP Land rating until 14/07/2013, My class 2 medical has expired and I have a restriction of only flying with a...

Hello all,

As it stands, my binocular vision is 20/15, my right eye vision is 20/15 and my left eye vision is borderline 20/30.

Whilst binocular and right eye are fine, I can only achieve 20/30 vision in my left eye whilst squinting at the snellen...

My brand new LAPL comes with a little plastic card explaining the rolling validity rules (actually it is just lifted straight out of CAP804). In the renewal section which applies if you don't meet the X hours of P1 plus an instructor hour it refers...

Looks like someone was on the ball and has managed to get the CAA to re-open a consultation exercise.

Just had notification - will update with a link and some more text when I get home.

Hi all, thanks for looking. Sorry if this is covered elsewhere, but if I'm honest I haven't found anything in here or in 804 that answers my query 100%.

My JAR-FCL PPL(A) was issued on 18/09/00 and was valid through 17/09/05. I revalidation once...

The CAA do many things badly but, every now and then, they come up with something wonderful.

I was charged with finding a document for an old aircraft, built in the UK but never actually registered there. The document dates to time before the CAA...

What is the point of establishing a test notification procedure if the numbskulls that call themselves "licensing officers" (*clerks) at the incompetent authority don't have the intelligence to operate it?

I used to respect the UK CAA -...

Not having flown since 1998 can anyone tell me what I need to do to become current again?

Do I have to do a full course again, exams etc or is there reduced training for previous experience.

Any advice/info appreciated.

As far as I am aware no where in the UK currently offers training for the LAPL. This I believe is a combination of excessive CAA charges and the fact that it takes the CAA at least 6 months to process your approval application.

So what if a student...

I'm pleased to announce that the CAA has now agreed to my recommendation and that a Regulation 14(4) Exemption (UK-E3600) has been raised, restoring the pre-EASA policy.

This means that, for example, an IMCR / IR(R) revalidation flight, an FI...

This month's AOPA magazine was full of optimistic noises. Apart from publishing a magazine with plenty of interesting content, there's a lot going on. Whether you belong to AOPA or similar aviation organisation, it's good to see the GA voice being...

Having decided to change my CAA Lifetime for an EASA (which would need to include an aerobatic rating), I read through everything here, everything on line and had a very generous offer of assistance with the form filling. But looking at it...

I have made a valiant attempt to complete my application form to have a JAR FCL Licence converted to an EASA Part FCL licence. Just a couple of questions:

1. Do you automatically get a new RT licence (mine runs out the same day as my CPL)?
2. What...

What does this actual mean. In plane english...

ORS4 No. 960
Title:Exemption to permit the holder of a UK PPL(A) to keep a microlight class rating valid in the same way as a NPPL holder
Description:These exemptions permit:

1) the holder of a UK...

Assuming you are ELP level 6, and this is notified to the CAA via CofE revalidation or SRG1199, how many goes does it take for it to stick in your CAA records?

Currently on my 4th attempt :shock:

The unloved €urocrats have now released draft Opinion 03/2013 concerning Qualifications for flying in IMC - see .

In particular, it is evident that Goudou has not been prepared to accept the need for flexibility:

2.4.2.4 Request to maintain...

Does anyone know where I can actually read Part ORA and the subpart on ATOs?
EASA seem to kee this stuff very well hidden.

Hi all,

Quick question here.

I currently hold a standard EASA-PPL. Am I correct that I can still train for the Instrument Rating Restricted (IMC) provided that all exams, tests, etc, etc are done and the rating is issued before April 2014?

I ask...

I'm wondering how things work with CAA:

I have a EASA licence, issued by the CAA. I wish to do the IR practical training and skill test in another EASA Country
I think there is no special paperwork involved to do the training.

When it comes to the...

I'm thinking of buying an N-Reg on which EU VAT is fully paid. I am a US citizen FAA PPL (soon to be IR, I hope). I am not resident in the EU, and can prove this based on place of work, but the plane would be hangared in Riga. Could I fly this plane...

Ever thought personnel licensing charges were steep? Have you seen what you'd have to pay for an approval to run the enroute air traffic control service in the UK? :)

(I've corrected the link from a draft to the published document.)

The Red Tape Challenge is a cross-Government programme to tackle unnecessary, over- complicated regulation. The default is that regulation should go unless it can be well defended (such as on safety grounds). Even where it stays we aim to reduce...

I've been reading CAP804 (a rivetting read!) and something puzzles me about the recency requirements for a PPL (or their EASA equivalent).

Let me just clarify that I hold a standard JAR FCL PPL(A) - nothing special, just with a TMG endorsement....

The CAA has now confirmed that an FI(A) who meets part-FCL LAPL-level requirements may instruct for the NPPL(SSEA) as well as for the LAPL(A).

This means that a PPL/FI may receive remuneration for conducting NPPL(SSEA) training without the need to...

I am about to bite the bullet and get my lifetime CAA PPL converted to (actually supplemented by, I believe?) an EASA one. I think I sort of understand that bit of the process --- thanks Irv --- but the need and process for conversion or otherwise...

Nothing really new but an update statement here:

(I have checked and I don't think this is posted elsewhere on Flyer)

It's late at night, I have already once today managed to delete an almost completed form and had to start again from scratch, now I simply can't figure out how much I need to pay

Currently a UK PPL Lifetime SEP/MEP licence

Heading for a jolly new...

The CAA webpage for LAPL licence information states
If you are the holder of an existing UK issued Flight Crew licence which has not already been converted to a Part-FCL licence, then this licensing action is likely to result in the compulsory...

Hello all,
Following much research on the Internet and elsewhere I have been unable to find the answers to a few questions and wonder if anyone on here may be able to assist. I am unable to phone Caa Licensing due to work so hopefully someone on...

So, pilot X has a UK issued CPL issued in accordance with JAR-FCL in 2008. Expires April 1st 2013 - otherwise known as "Today".

MEP class and single-pilot instrument rating both expired in 2009. More than three years ago.

SEP class was...

I saw this on the net and thought it particularly appropriate today.

EARSA (the European Association for Really Sophisticated Airlaw) announced today plans for a new qualification called the EPPL (European Paper Pilot Licence).

A spokesperson...

I converted my UK JAR PPL into an EASA PPL - no problems.
CAA refused me a national PPL for Annex II planes.
What are the additional requirements?

EDIT: All sorted.

I have had an IMCr and have kept it current for 19 years:

Two years ago I got the JAA/IR and have kept that current too.

It happens that the renewal date for both is mid Sept, the IMCr of course biennially.

Last year I renewed both in Sept: (I...

In the latest IAOPA europe new letter was the below mentioned.

Is there any Update on this. As i mentioned this to my flying club chaiman...

IAOPA is making urgent moves to spare flight training organisations from the costly and bureaucratic...

Very nearly completed my application form for a new EASA PPL. But have just noticed the copies I send in need to be certified by the Head of Approved Training Organisation. Looking at the list most of my local, Derbyshire, Flight Training schools...

Is it me?

I emailed the CAA 3 months ago (Flight Crew Licensing, asking for confirmation of ELP level) and have not received a reply despite follow-up email and letter.

Has anyone else had similar experience??

Hello,

Can anyone explain what "when in controlled airspace" means in the regulation:

"An aircraft operated in accordance with the visual flight rules which wishes to
change to compliance with the instrument flight rules shall:
(1)...

With a lapsed C of E, less than 5 years, what do you need to do to revalidate?

The complication is that the licence holder has both EASA & NPPL licences, and wants to fly microlights now. Previously all the flying experience was group A....

Hi All,

Does anyone know what form to use to convert from a NPPL(SSEA) to a LAPL(A)?

Recently with all the hype of the licence changes to EASA ones, I got to thinking about converting my NPPL(SSEA) licence to an EASA LAPL(A).

I have been the...