[Kittyhawk]

I was wondering if the hour and a half I did in New York with a Swiss instructor, logged and signed off as P/UT, can be counted as the instructional hour for my LAPL 24 month validation, or does it have to be a UK/ EASA instructor?

[Dave W]

It has to be a current EASA instructor.

But you can count that flight for some of the remaining time of your 12 hours that isn't the instructional hour or the minimum 6 hours PIC.

[Irv Lee]

Swiss = EASA surely?

[Kittyhawk]

Yes Irv, I did wonder about that, but he was a young guy and I think had done full FAA CPL/IR/CFI in the US, but worth checking

[Irv Lee]

ok, i thought you meant he was an easa instructor and the question was about the flight being in the US (n reg, etc). How do you know he was Swiss, was he exceptionally clean?

[Flyin'Dutch']

As Irv said, if he held an EASA instructor ticked you're done. If he didn't you will need to find an EASA licensed instructor.

[Kittyhawk]

ok, i thought you meant he was an easa instructor and the question was about the flight being in the US (n reg, etc). How do you know he was Swiss, was he exceptionally clean?

He was carrying a red penknife and a Toblerone and as we took off, a cuckoo came out of the altimeter...