IO 540
Effect of EASA so far on UK gliding:
a) Register all gliders with CAA instead of BGA (ok Annex II a/c excepted)
b) Paint G - REG numbers on all gliders instead of BGA regs
c) Register ownership with CAA
d) Fit fireproof reg plate to all gliders (ever hear of a glider crashing & burning??)
e) Transition maintenance paperwork from BGA to EASA for "EASA" CofA - nightmare
It just cost a mate of mine £1800 to have all the above done professionally on his glider. Doing it yourself with a friendly Glider Inspector will be less but very time consuming
Net benefit to safety - absolutely F*** all. Net benefits to taking glider to Europe - very slight - we can do it already. Net benefits of selling glider into Europe - possible but most gliders get imported from Europe in reality.
And they havn't started on glider pilots licenses & medicals yet!
As I said - be afraid re NPPL