[JAFO]

So, taking the advice of a couple of people above (and a link in an old thread) I've applied online for the LAPL. As was said above, it's got to mean more options but I will continue to explore shares, microlights and SLMGs. I'm lucky enough to have a couple of places within an hour of me where I can at least give them a go.

[townleyc]

Without getting a LAPL medical (which I cannot sensibly get) what is the benefit of having a LAPL In addition to an NPPL + PMD?

KE

[JAFO]

@townleyc I can't honestly say but having both licences might just give me a chance of continuing to fly EASA aircraft for a while. There's a derogation allowing it for the NPPL until April and an exemption allowing LAPL with PMD until the same time. It's possible that neither will be extended and I'll be forty quid worse off but if only one is extended then I'll still be okay, whichever one it is.

[Irv Lee]

I am thinking of starting a scam where I charge £100 to everyone asking me your question and alternately answering yes and no, with the personal guarantee that if my information is wrong, they can have their money back.

[JAFO]

https://www.caa.co.uk/News/Changes-to-General-Aviation-pilot-medical-self-declarations/

This is precisely why I don't gamble, I've never won a bet, yet. At least it was only £42 and perhaps I'll find another way to get airborne soon.

[tailbob]

There are only a few medical conditions where specific LAPL guidance is published. Otherwise it is up to the discretion of your AME guided by the DVLA Group 2 standards. The bar for the LAPL with OSL or OPL is quite low and I would be surprised if you could not qualify at all for a LAPL certificate.

[JAFO]

Thanks @tailbob , I'm as fit as a flea now but previous surgery would mean that I had to spend flying money on expensive tests so there comes a time when you have to weigh stuff up and make the decision not to go down that route and I think that's where I am.

[TheFarmer]

So, I’m confused.

Can I still fly my Jodel (Permit) on my LAPL with my self declaration medical?

[Irv Lee]

So, I’m confused.

Can I still fly my Jodel (Permit) on my LAPL with my self declaration medical?

I believe so, (but the CAA announcement forgot about EASA permit aircraft, so if you had such a thing, the answer would be no. There is no point in worrying about a correction, as the majority won’t have read the original anyway)

[Edward Bellamy]

It’s all about whether the aircraft is EASA or not, so previous licence medical combinations valid on non-EASA aircraft are not affected.

I’m not sure why the CAA press release referred to ‘certificated’ [aircraft] in several places, I think it just meant it in the EASA vs non-EASA sense, but it could have been read as having some implication for permit vs certified aircraft, which is not the case.

[ozplane]

Just a thought. I fly a non-EASA aircraft on an NPPL plus PMD. However I usually do my "hour with an instructor" on a Cessna 172. Will this still be OK after April? It would seem inconsistent to be "approved" on an EASA type then not be allowed to fly it solo.

[PaulB]

Just a thought. I fly a non-EASA aircraft on an NPPL plus PMD. However I usually do my "hour with an instructor" on a Cessna 172. Will this still be OK after April? It would seem inconsistent to be "approved" on an EASA type then not be allowed to fly it solo.

Presumably your hour will be PUT so yes?

[ak7274]

I'm not sure certificated is a better word than certified.