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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,

Quick question regarding the 90 day rule for carrying pax.

I have an EASA (A) PPL, and today I completed a check flight at a new club. I am looking to fly with a friend who also holds a PPL and flies at the same club.

I've done a...

I had a recent rush of blood to the head, prompted by a CAA missive of some sort, and decided to apply for a sailplane pilot's licence. I haven't flown a glider for about 10 years, but had all of the necessary qualifications, so decided to 'get one...

Note 5) now includes class 2 in the second sentence.

Gives the CV risk figure, this effectively means anyone over 63 and on anti-hypertensives will require exercise testing. :(
This is going to be expensive!

I've tried to find the answer on the CAA website and failed miserably!
I've just moved house so need to register the change of address on my CAA PPL (i.e. "poo brown" as was.)
How do I do this and is it still FOC please? (The first result...

An aircraft I occasionally hire has two fire-proof plates.

One is the manufacturer data plate and is affixed to the exterior of the fuselage near the tail. This has the serial number and model information etched into it and then a D-XXXX...

Hi guys,

An EASA SOLI question for you good folks,

I am in the process of climbing through the SOLI process to transfer my EASA c1 to another state. I am reading the declaration part and it says one question that makes me wonder,

Have you ever...

My son has recently obtained his PPL and can now start the 150 hours building towards CPL.

Question: Does anyone have real world experience of legally using an LAA registered land-based aircraft (not microlight) on a Permit to Fly, for this...

Hello, I was wondering whether anyone else had an issue like this and managed to resolve it.

I am trying to fill out a medical form through the CAA customer portal, however every time I submit the form it churns out an error “the specified url...

The August 2024 revision of Standards Document 11 (Procedures & conduct for all GA Theoretical Knowledge Examinations) has amended the list of equipment which candidates may use during an examination by removing an 'Electronic Flight Computer'...

Some time ago there was an EASA land requirement to keep a Technical & Journey Log Book. I duly purchased one to keep in the aircraft and like everyone else in our group I diligently failed to ever make an entry.

Is this still a requirement...

Posting this on behalf of someone else who doesnt use this forum.

Scenario:
A pilot has been issued with a LAPL medical against a CAA issued EASA PPL(A) licence due to a medical condition being identified as part of a Class 2 a few years ago....

I've always assumed that the combination of a PPL(A) and a LAPL medical would restrict the holder to LAPL-only privileges; seems obvious really.

But is that actually the case?

I've not been able to find anything in Part FCL, and trying to search...

Good evening all,

I wish to renew my ppl which expired about three years ago when covid interrupted my flying. I hold an old poo brown licence originally issued in 1968, was last renewed in 2017, revalidated in 2019 and expired in 2021. In 2022...

I am currently trying to obtain an EASA PPL on top of my current UK PPL (I also hold a US License although I don't believe this makes a difference). Having looked at EASA's webpage for converting a third country license into an EASA license they...

Hi,

Just sharing this in case it helps other UK PPLs who wish to get an FAA certificate based on their UK License. After a long search for an FAA Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) who does the paperwork and meetings via a Zoom video meeting, I...

From the latest CAA Training Com:

Aeroplane Examiner and Instructor Refresher Training Seminars/Courses

During the Covid period an alleviation was given to allow examiner and instructor refresher seminars/courses to be conducted on-line.

From...

Well they just changed it.

Lesson to learn for:
1- All the FCL pilots who have an hour of training in their annex 1 aircraft (eg a permit aircraft) flown OUTSIDE an ATO or DTO environment and then (WRONGLY) used it since late 2019 as the training...

Hi, hoping someone knows what’s going on here. Sorry, it’s a long one.

I have my main flying group, and I also sometimes fly with an ATO (hoping to soon get the sign off to rent one of their aircraft).

This aircraft is parked a fair distance,...

I am just pondering to whether I might want to do my FI course and it got me thinking what happens when (if) the pilot licences change? Has anything been mentioned or suggested about the FI's?

Obviously a full PPL holder with a ATPL exams or...

Hopefully this will be a short thread....

Does anyone know if the combination of an FAA 'piggyback' 61.75 + CAA PMD is accepted in the States?
I read somewhere that as long as the foreign licence that the 61.75 is based on is current and legal then...

This is the exemption allowing a PMD to the Sub 2000Kg category based on reasonably believing one meets the medical requirements for a group 1 (Car) Licence (...) and not "taking medication for any psychiatric illness."

It has been issued...

In CAP2604 it is said, amongst other recommendations: " The CAA proposes to allow Part-FCL pilot licences holders who have made a PMD to exercise the privileges of the IRR Rating, if endorsed on the licence and valid "

Anybody heard what...

Hi All
Can anybody tell me where I can find the definitive answer to how flight time should be recorded.? There seems to be many opinions ( engine on, brakes off, etc) but the only thing I can find in the ANO pertains to rotary wing

Hi all, I'm currently mid PPL training and was wondering if I could get my SPL alongside it?
I spent 2 years learning to fly gliders pre-covid during which I racked up 82 flights over 15 hours, of which 10 were solo over ~1.2 hours.
I looked up the...

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...

I now have a student who is not native English and wanted to clarify what (and when) the testing of English capability needs to be done. Specifically,
i) can I send him/her solo without this? It would appear so.
ii) Is the timing for an English...

When I do my skills test, there's a limit to the amount of training I may have done with the examiner. I can't find this in EASA Easy Access Rules - can anyone tell me the maximum, or even better, point me to the relevant easy access page, please?

I'm trying to advise the holder of a UK PPL(A) with SEP Rating about what does and what does not require Differences Training, and I can't find anything about it in the ANO.

I'm quite clear about what is required for a Part FCL PPL (all covered in...

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...

Hello Aviators

Quite a specific question but here goes. (A320 TR)

Can a UK CAA TRI with a FCL900 certificate conduct an EASA type rating , if the ATO is based in the EU, but the simulator it self in the UK. (Sim UK/EASA approved)

This is a rare...

answer needed by 2090 please :lol:

Good evening all,

I've always wanted to fly (ever since I can remember!) and about 12 months ago I decided that I was in a position to put the money aside and potentially book some lessons.

Now, I don't exactly have a straightforward medical...

Went straight to my "bookmark" to print off SRG 1157, a well known form and the CAA have revamped the "Licensing forms page", meaning I had to wade through potentially 79 titles! It was so simple before to see all the forms on...

Asking for a hypothetical friend.

I have been looking at this thread on another aviation website.

and wondered if anyone on this forum has had any practical experience of asking the DGAC if they would accept a sub-icao licence holder with a PMD...

Given that Northern Ireland is, for many areas of regulation, subject to EU law and not UK law (which effectively applies only in GB), can anybody confirm or disabuse me of my belief that I can fly legally to and within Northern Ireland in a...

I have an existing Class 2 medical due for renewal shortly, however, flying a part 21 G reg CAA regulated SEP, I doubt any trips to France are going to be required now.
Am I better now at age 67, declaring a PMD taking me to age 70, and am I clear...

Hi all,

Can anyone give details on what an EASA PPL/ medical holder needs to do to fly a G-reg aircraft in EASA airspace?

I can only find information of flying aircraft in the UK (both G reg and EASA) on the CAA website, not flying G reg overseas....

Had EASA PPL which became a UK FCL one. Any recommendations for the easiest route to now get an EASA PPL back? I'm assuming Ireland, Malta or Cyprus just for the language ease? Ok to maintain UK address? For the medical I'm guessing a few UK AME's...

I have a CRI on the back of my licence, last renewed some years ago. Any simple ways of bringing it onto the front of my licence ?

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'm just about to start my (shortened) CPL on the back of an IR(R)/BIFM which was done at an ATO.

The BIFM course completion cert I got from the ATO seems nothing more than a signed statement from them saying i've completed the course. I can't for...

I say, chaps,
thought it would be an awful wheeze if I could fly the kite between certain assignations after dark, if you follow me.
My man Courtney will attest to my meeting all the necessary skills, that is, if he wishes to stay in his cottage ....

Hello chaps, I really need help in understanding how to have my type rating revalidated in terms of paperwork with the UK CAA.

I have been a UK CAA license holder since last year. I am well versed in the paperwork and notification process with the...

This is my first year of flying under a PMD and I see that there is a document (ORS4 No.1575) which I think underpins the PMD but only last till 30 Apr 24.

1. Does this ORS exception need to be up-issued each year to enable pilots to continue to...

I have EASA LAPL and want to convert it to PPL.
Part FCL.210.A (b) sais that 15 hours after issuing the license are needed, 10 of which in ATO.
The program for VFR Night after LAPL includes around 3 hours of basic instrument (missing in LAPL...

First of all, apologies for the anonymous post. If you read on you'll hopefully understand why:

I'm a qualified pilot with my own aircraft. Flying is my passion, and I hope to continue for several decades more. I like to think I have good...

Can statements, documents and images provided to assist an ongoing AAIB investigation be withdrawn?

This has maybe been touched on elsewhere but not 100% sure it was bottomed out.

With a UK Part FCL PPL and a current Class 2 medical can you also use the CAA/Cellma website to attain a Pilot Medical Declaration (PMD) so both are active?

A...

I had a FI Rating on my old UKCAA licence and although the licence has been kept current, the rating hasn't.
When licences were digitised a couple of decades ago, they didn't include my FI Rating and it just sort of disappeared.

Now I want to...