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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,

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

I heard from someone whom I would believe that a ten year Frtol renewal in an nppl does not need an English level registered. (ICAO requirement, but nppl is non icao). Can anyone confirm they have done this Frtol renewal without an English...

I previously held a valid UK MEP(land) rating and applied for a MEIR. Now my licence has come back and the MEP rating is longer endorsed in Ratings, certificates and Privileges under SEP(Land) and is no longer listed in the certificate of...

Sent off Licence to have the addition of SSEA attached having completed all the additional trg and exams NAV and GST etc ,

Can I Fly pending the return of the licence?
IF not and this takes a while, is this not a significant safety issue in regard...

I am currently a CRI and have really enjoyed the variety of instruction that I’ve been able to get through the club I am a member of.

I think the inevitable is going to happen at some point, and I will undertake the FI course. One reason for this...

Last year on this forum, I asked if any members had anything to add on the legality of flying in Europe on a LAPL (now a national licence). It is now clear that UK national licences are valid for flight in self built Permit aircraft in France,...

I need to apply for a change of address on my UK CAA PPL(A) (a.k.a. "Poo Brown") licence. To do so, I require a certified copy of the licence.

Presumably, the three following bits of paper all count as part of the licence and need to be...

I am almost at the end of my PPL training, however I had to move back to Norway last summer. My original plan was to finish off my training in England and then convert it to an EASA license.

The problem here is that the conversion process is not as...

Ors4 1486 and 1487, the expiry cometh.
Come on DFT/CAA, surely you don't want all those pilots needing the 2000kg allowance to be stressed right up to the 30/4/2022 expiry?

Hello,
I have a Turkish CPL. Next month I am going to Dubai for a short-term work and there is the chance to continue my instructor work from September in Italy.
Does anyone know if it's possible to convert CPL from ICAO to EASA in Dubai?

Interesting that on a Sunday afternoon I just received this email....

Dear Dr Xxxxxxx,

I am writing to confirm receipt of your MEP Land Issue application, which was received on 08/04/2022.

I am pleased to advise you that your application...

Proud new owner of a PPL (A) & I wanted to add that I was really impressed with the application process on the CAA portal; very easy to upload everything that was required, clear what was required and received the licence within 14 days of...

Hi - question came up whether a restricted Flight Instructor can conduct the reval by experience, where the instructor holds FCL.945 privileges. Does anyone have any information and a reference to the relevant legislation. The aircraft, if it...

I have a LAPL and an NPPL SEP, can my biannual revalidation flight be carried out in my own Permit to Fly Eurostar VLA 480kg ?
I understand that from September 2021 Flight instruction is permitted in Permit to fly aircraft for pilots with an...

Can anyone help?

I am trying to submit a change of address application through the CAA portal. I have ensured that my rating expiry dates are correct, my new address is in 'My Profile' and that my documents are certified and uploaded.

I have the...

Hi All,

Would anyone know if it is possible to have a 61.75 FAA PPL re-issued that references the correct number on my CAA Part-FCL PPL(A) (same license number as the EASA PPL I had issued in 2018)? Normally I know the answer is yes although I...

Dear All,

Firstly I'm a complete beginner in terms of understanding the maintainance and certification system. I was very lucky to be allowed into a regional maintainance hangar as what I would call the 'hangar rat' role.

I thus watched just how...

I know....I know....this has been done to death a million (billion?) times....BUT I read something yesterday that I wasn't aware of - and now it's confused me, so could I ask a bunch of questions here to see if I've understood it correctly please?...

Can someone give a brief description of how a South African PPL holder maintains their licence/rating privileges? I have trawled SA Part-61 but struggling to follow it in a few places.

Can somebody who has already converted an 'EASA FCL' licence to a 'CAA FCL' one (e.g. because of addition of a new rating or whatever) confirm whether the licence numbering format changed?

The 'EASA FCL' format is/was GBR.FCL.PP.123456X.A

The...

Gents;

I was told CAA signed off type ratings for 2 pilots for the SF50 before Aero Poznan outfit stopped doing the training and check rides for the aircraft last year… but RadarBox/FR24 shows plenty of movement from UK bases and some new(?) units...

Just a Quick Question, I will be upgrading my NPPLM to SEP"A" very soon and hope to have a G registered 600kg Permit Aircraft very Soon also. The Aircraft is LAA and cant be under the Microlight 600kg catagory.

I have had a trip planned...

Hi everyone , I wonder if anyone here can give me some advice please. I started my PPL training in the late 90's (im 47 now) and during the training I suffered with a Migraine with aura , which temporarily distorted my vision ,obviously I stopped...

I have just stumbled across a notification on Friday that a pilot appears to have been fined for flying below 500ft amsl despite the exemption in ORS4 1496 (issued June 28th 2021). Various news outlets and official websites have covered the story...

Up to now I've been completing CAA Form SRG1119E for each SEP Rating that I've revalidated and have posted (or asked the licence holder to post) the completed form to FCL section at CAA.

No charges, no response (and presumably little interest) from...

Hello there folks,
Has anyone had a minty fresh PPL issued recently? I sent in my application on the 2nd of November using the rather clunky online system. This system doesn't have a way to let you send in your Logbook scans, so you have to wait...

I'm hoping someone much more knowledgeable than me on the subject may be lurking in the forums!

I currently hold a CAA LAPL Medical, issued prior to Brexit, and currently valid. Requirements for flight in the EU is an EU Part Med LAPL (which to my...

Hi,

Hope you are all well

I transferred my PPL out of the UK to another EASA Member State in April 2020 and have had a CPL/IR issued in that state after the end of the transition period.

Can I operate UK registered aircraft up to PPL privileges...

Hi flyers,

I just completed my skills test for IR(R). I tried searching through the CAA website to find the process for submitting for IR(R) application form. I couldn't find much there. Searching on the internet I found a PDF here to the form but...

The CAA typically require pilot licence rating pages to be certified as a true record by a suitable person when making almost any licence application these days. There are details on the CAA website which list acceptable certifiers as:

the Head of...

Hi,

I got my PPL back in 2017 and on my license it's called a UK CAA European union flight crew license issued in accordance with PART FCL.

License type : PPL (A)
Country code: GBR

Does this mean my license is a UK PPL or EASA PPL?

Im sorry if...

HI all
Forgive me if this has been covered - probably but in amongst much addtional detail on other posts

Im aware i can gain an EASA PPL in the US - groundschool training and licence

Is there anywhere in the UK to complete a FAA PPL as a...

Can someone tell me how to obtain extra pages for my CAA licence as I will soon be running out of pages with revalidation's in 2022....Thanks Chaps and Ladies :?:

Hi all,

Does anyone know if a CRI rating can be applied for at the same time as applying for a restricted FI(A) rating?

I’m in the latter stages of my FI course and to me it would seem beneficial to also obtain a CRI rating if possible. I can’t...

As those interested in the topic may recall, there was a lot of useful information shared over the last 18 months or so on the LAA forum, most notably the welcome news of the French loophole, allowing UK national licence holders to fly Permit...

So I was looking at further developing my skills to include a night rating. I thought that a VFR night rating was possible on NPPL SSEA rating. But a Google search for training seems to indicate it is not possible.

I had previously understood if on...

Hi, I got my PPL (A) SEP a couple of months ago and have been looking for my own plane. I found an Arrow II I like but was wondering about ratings.

I know I need a complex and high performance rating bring 200hp but reading the CAA website I see on...

I am a FI(A) Restricted and I am working under supervision at an ATO providing PPL instruction. However I have been asked by members of my ownership group if I can do biennials for members and 'convert' new members onto the aircraft including...

Just received from Skywise. I hope someone has told the SoS, and that he is still current :wink:

"REMINDER: FAA certificate holders permanently residing in the UK

The exemption to provide additional time for FAA Airman Certificate holders...

As above, I have, amongst others a UK PPL but only recently have I noted it has a SSEA (land) rating and not the SEP rating I thought it should have in it.

I changed my address in 2016 and the SSEA rating is confirmed by the top printed line on...

For those of you who deal with military credit applicants, the new scheme has been published as CAP2254 today.

We have also managed to get credit for University Air Squadron flying restored having lost it back in 2018 with the NPPL ‘loophole’...

Morning all,

I'm due to renew my class 2 medical next month, and it seems like AMEs are now offering 'UK' and 'EASA' as separate things (and with different costs). I have an EASA licence and my previous medical is (I think) an EASA one, so I guess...

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...

Can a NPPL(SSEA) holder do his biennial 1 hour with instructor in a different class of aircraft, say a Microlight?

On the basis that it would be training to add the (M) endorsement?

Would this cover the biennial NPPL requirement or would an hour...

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,

Could someone please advise if I can hire a club aircraft and fly solo with hours counting towards taking others up (10 hour rule) and my PPL after the LAPL test but before I have the physical document? I believe the CFI can 'sign me out' but...

Folks, I hope you can be of assistance to answer what is probably a silly question.

Are there under circumstances under which a pilot can perform practice instrument approaches without holding a valid instrument rating (restricted or otherwise)....

Okay so this is my first ever post here and i really need to clear my mind with some stuff!

I live in the UK and have done half of my PPL here already, i started in late 2019 and due to weather and lockdown 2 years later im still unable to...

Hello all,

I've only had one medical so far in my flying career, almost 5 years ago. I haven't been in contact with the AME since (no medical issues since), and have also moved to a different city. Does it work like a GP, in that I should go back...