I know that the CAA have a proposal out at present regarding the fitting of floats which would effectively prevent most recreational helicopter pilots from making sea crossings.
Does anybody know if there is anything similar in the pipeline to prevent SEP aircraft from going out of gliding range of land?
It would certainly make it easier to get a table at L'Escale in Le Touquet.
Personally I continue to make sea crossings in SEP and microlight aircraft because I choose to accept the risk. I have given up the IOW to Cherbourg route for the winter though.