Hello everyone this is my first time posting here..
I am in a similar position as the OP, I have around 40 hours from 2001-2004. I have now started flight training again and it looks like I need 15-20 hours including solo, judging how the first 5 have gone with my instructor.
We can't quite get a confirmed answer of whether my previous experience counts though.
The offending paragraph (below) has been removed by the CAA as of the 31st of Dec 2019 when we left the EU:
Article 9 Credit for training commenced prior to the application of this Regulation 1. In respect of issuing Part-FCL licences in accordance with Annex I, training commenced prior to the application of this Regulation in accordance with the Joint Aviation Authorities requirements and procedures, under the regulatory oversight of a Member State recommended for mutual recognition within the Joint Aviation Authorities’ system in relation to the relevant JAR, shall be given full credit provided that the training and testing were completed by 8 April 2016 at the latest.
Amendment of Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011
298.—(1) Article 9 (credit for training commenced prior to the application of this Regulation) is amended as follows.
(2) Omit paragraph 1.
Repealed by Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019/645 Pt 4(4) reg.298(2) (December 31,
From our point of view this seems to be good news and any hours regardless of date, should count towards a CAA PPL. Therefore no exemption is needed.
Does anyone here have any recent experience with this?
Many Thanks