Sat Dec 19, 2020 6:14 pm
#1815270
Hello Everyone,
Firstly, pleasure to be posting here for the first time after a year or so of reading the great material.
I wanted to briefly share my predicament in the hopes that one of you experts can point me in the right direction or at least cast some light on the subject. Although there are a few posts such as this on here I think mine has a weird twist....
I am the holder of an NPPL (A) with an SSEA rating that had lapsed for four years. This year I promised myself I would get back into flying and as such spoke to a few schools in my area and chose one (when lockdowns allowed!).
The examiner at said school advised I should apply for a LAPL first and then begin refresher training, which I did and now I also hold a LAPL (A) with an EASA Class 2 Medical.
My understanding of what I needed to do to get my privileges back were as follows (taken from CAA website):
1. have completed at least 12 hours of flight time as PIC or flying dual or solo under the supervision of an instructor, including: 12 take-offs and landings; refresher training of at least 1 hour of total flight time with an instructor;
2. have passed a LAPL(A) proficiency check with an examiner. The proficiency check programme shall be based on the skill test for the LAPL(A);
I elected to go for the bold option.
After four hours of retraining (general handling, area familiarisation and nav) I was put up for the proficiency check with the examiner. He advised that we would be undertaking a FULL LAPL skills test. I passed that test on Tuesday (thankfully).
When I completed the skills test he looked at my LAPL and advised that I would need to send it off to the CAA to get the rating. After a short discussion where I advised there was no need, I only require a logbook signature, the examiner wanted to take it away and discuss with another examiner.
The other day I flew with another school (where I will be solo hiring) and did a check out, after which I spoke with an examiner there who advised that as I have my proficiency check signed in my logbook I am legal.
Fast forward to today and the examiner who performed my prof check wants me to still send off for a revalidation of the LAPL to the CAA and get it in writing from them that I am legal.
So, who is right, and do I need to send off the skills test pass forms to the CAA?
I think I have fallen in a crack whereby my NPPL SSEA was lapsed and as such no one knows how to make my LAPL legal but hoping that one of you can shed some light and perhaps inform me that I am indeed legal to fly again.
Thanks a lot for reading this far.
(P.S. I dread to think what I'll need to do to get my LAPL to a full PPL post brexit - fingers crossed for a simple conversion process).
Firstly, pleasure to be posting here for the first time after a year or so of reading the great material.
I wanted to briefly share my predicament in the hopes that one of you experts can point me in the right direction or at least cast some light on the subject. Although there are a few posts such as this on here I think mine has a weird twist....
I am the holder of an NPPL (A) with an SSEA rating that had lapsed for four years. This year I promised myself I would get back into flying and as such spoke to a few schools in my area and chose one (when lockdowns allowed!).
The examiner at said school advised I should apply for a LAPL first and then begin refresher training, which I did and now I also hold a LAPL (A) with an EASA Class 2 Medical.
My understanding of what I needed to do to get my privileges back were as follows (taken from CAA website):
1. have completed at least 12 hours of flight time as PIC or flying dual or solo under the supervision of an instructor, including: 12 take-offs and landings; refresher training of at least 1 hour of total flight time with an instructor;
2. have passed a LAPL(A) proficiency check with an examiner. The proficiency check programme shall be based on the skill test for the LAPL(A);
I elected to go for the bold option.
After four hours of retraining (general handling, area familiarisation and nav) I was put up for the proficiency check with the examiner. He advised that we would be undertaking a FULL LAPL skills test. I passed that test on Tuesday (thankfully).
When I completed the skills test he looked at my LAPL and advised that I would need to send it off to the CAA to get the rating. After a short discussion where I advised there was no need, I only require a logbook signature, the examiner wanted to take it away and discuss with another examiner.
The other day I flew with another school (where I will be solo hiring) and did a check out, after which I spoke with an examiner there who advised that as I have my proficiency check signed in my logbook I am legal.
Fast forward to today and the examiner who performed my prof check wants me to still send off for a revalidation of the LAPL to the CAA and get it in writing from them that I am legal.
So, who is right, and do I need to send off the skills test pass forms to the CAA?
I think I have fallen in a crack whereby my NPPL SSEA was lapsed and as such no one knows how to make my LAPL legal but hoping that one of you can shed some light and perhaps inform me that I am indeed legal to fly again.
Thanks a lot for reading this far.
(P.S. I dread to think what I'll need to do to get my LAPL to a full PPL post brexit - fingers crossed for a simple conversion process).
CessnaWarrior