I am in the process of re-validating after a gap of 17 years, this is what I have to do:
Skills Test with CFI
Oral Exam covering all Subjects with CFI
That's it!
This is what I am actually doing:
Abridged full PPL Syllabus of Flying Training
Re-Sit of Air Law (a Lot has changed in the 20 years since I took it last)
X Country
Skills test with CFI
Oral Exam with CFI
I have been amazed with how much has come back Quickly, I am relatively low hours as I only did my 38 to get the PPL plus about another 8, but did do 120 hours as Air Loadmaster on Wessex.
I have just done my first Circuit Session, and am doing Stalling on Saturday, followed by more Circuits to work up to Re-Solo.
Then it is onto Advanced Maneouvres and Navigation, followed by Skills test work-up. I hope to take my Air Law next Month, I am working through the AFE book on the train at the moment and will move onto the PPL confuser after that, it is a lot harder at 37 than it was at 17!!