Fri Sep 18, 2015 9:55 am
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The current system just doesn’t work. It’s too complicated. For the umpteenth time someone presented me their licence for me to sign only for me to point out to them they are flying illegally. And I would guess that’s the case for about 10% of licences that I see. Now these are not people who are trying to break the law they are perfectly honest people but they simply don’t understand a system that is too complicated.
I would even go as far to say that a fair number of CAA employers don’t understand it either and this summer a guy who flies a single seat TMG based on a SEP rating had to point out to me the requirements he needed to meet to revalidate. Now I don’t charge for doing this, I do it to promote aviation, but by the time I put in a good couple of hours reading and research. Well it would have been better for me to not even bother.
A huge number of posts here and on pprune are with people venting their frustration and the sheer stupidity of the subject and frequently they have to part with a large amount of money just to be legal and thus allow them to keep doing what they are doing.
First up this 12 hours in the second year is simply stupid so is the fact its different for the LAPL and its different again for the NPPL.
I know we often compare EASA to the FAA system but I have yet to come across a single FAA pilot who does not know what they have to do in order to remain current.
I know this is above the Red Tape Challenge but the current EASA system needs at least a radical overhaul if not scrapping altogether and replacing it with something that works e.g. the FAA system or the old UK system.
I would even go as far to say that a fair number of CAA employers don’t understand it either and this summer a guy who flies a single seat TMG based on a SEP rating had to point out to me the requirements he needed to meet to revalidate. Now I don’t charge for doing this, I do it to promote aviation, but by the time I put in a good couple of hours reading and research. Well it would have been better for me to not even bother.
A huge number of posts here and on pprune are with people venting their frustration and the sheer stupidity of the subject and frequently they have to part with a large amount of money just to be legal and thus allow them to keep doing what they are doing.
First up this 12 hours in the second year is simply stupid so is the fact its different for the LAPL and its different again for the NPPL.
I know we often compare EASA to the FAA system but I have yet to come across a single FAA pilot who does not know what they have to do in order to remain current.
I know this is above the Red Tape Challenge but the current EASA system needs at least a radical overhaul if not scrapping altogether and replacing it with something that works e.g. the FAA system or the old UK system.
Last edited by Bathman on Fri Sep 18, 2015 11:35 am, edited 1 time in total.