Originally Posted by
BillieBob
There's a bit of confusion here. Just to clarify, any aircraft for which an appropriate class or type rating is included in an EASA licence may be flown irrespective of whether it is an EASA or an Annex I aircraft. There is a problem with helicopters, however, for which there are no class ratings, because a type rating for an Annex I helicopter cannot be included in an EASA licence. Hence a Bulldog or a Piston Provost, for example, being SEP aeroplanes, may be flown on an EASA licence but a Scout or Rotorway helicopter may not. Generally speaking, flying an Annex I aeroplane probably will not require a national licence to be held but flying an Annex I helicopter invariably will.
OK, so I think I have this.....
Scout helicopter Annex II is on the N-Reg. I hold EASA CPL(H) (irrelevant for the remainder of this question) and a National ATPL(H) rated and current Scout/Wasp. I can fly the Scout in UK but there are some detail questions; Do I need some sort of paperwork from the FAA or do I simply crack on using the CAA licence, rating and medical? If I want to fly in Ireland, do I need a full FAA licence or a piggy back licence and if I do, how do I get one?
Fanks
SL