I concour with the other posters who've mentioned the FAA medical route.
If I were to fail the CAA medical, but could pass the FAA medical, I would continue to fly using my FAA privileges, perfectly legally. And my FAA medical is valid for 3 years, my JAA C2 two years.
Its a bunch of rubbish really. In theory the CAA say you're not fit to fly becasue you fail a class 2 JAR medical, yet you can then go out, get your GP to sign you off and fly the very same aircraft on a NPPL. Something doesn't add up?
you only need an ECG for a Class 2 medical if you're over 40
Not true, I had an ECG on my initial, aged 30ish, then not for the renewal, but I believe that this time (March) I need to have another ECG, at 34. I think it is every 5 years, but becasue the renewal is due this year, it'd mean getting an ECG half way through the renewal period, so I have elected to have it a year early.
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Edited becasue I've just checked my Medical cert:-
Sh*t you're right, class 2 PPL says "At initial then 40-49 2 yearly", same for peak flow. This has me wondering why the Doc has written on my certificate that ECG is due 04.03.04?????