Re: Licence Revalidation ?
This should be a very straightforward process for you, you'll be glad to know. You will need to do the following:
1. Check with your AME, but as I understand it your expired Class1 medical will give you Class 2 privileges until your 32nd birthday as it was issued when you were less than 30 years old.
2. Take whatever refresher flying training you think you will need, then take a SEP Class Rating renewal Licensing Skill Test with a PPL Examiner. If your SEP Class Rating expired less than 5 years ago, the Examiner will be able to sign you up there and then. Otherwise it will mean sending your paperwork off to the CAA together with a rating variation fee.... There is no CAA fee to pay, however, if the Examiner is able to sign your paperwork for a 'less than 5 years expired' renewal LST.
It is a mistaken belief of many airline pilots that they somehow still have SEP Class Ratings because they have been flying commercially. This is not true unless they've also been maintaining their SEP Class Ratings as required under JAR-FCL.