Easement Of Qualified Service Pilot Ppl Accreditation
Due to re-definition of a ‘Qualified Service Pilot’ being interpreted as being not just a pilot who had achieved ‘Wings’ qualification, but one who had also achieved Combat Ready status, it was obvious to me that this extremely onerous requirement had adversely affected the previous CAP53 accreditation for military pilots wishing to obtain Private Pilots’ Licences. With the endorsement of Commandant CFS, I sought an easement of these requirements from the CAA in March 2004.
After lengthy negotiations, the CAA has finally agreed to these proposals. Effectively this means that with immediate effect, the PPL accreditation rights in LASORS 2005 which hitherto only applied to ‘fully qualified’ QSPs now apply to all service pilots who have been awarded their ‘flying badge’.
LASORS will be amended with the next issue; however, the new policy has been passed to the CAA’s Licensing division.
Please note that there has been no change to other accreditation rights for QSPs.