Mazzy, how come you're still 25?
It's been less than 12 months since I was 24
Not long to go though
I've been reading LASORS - the
only requirement for me to get my license back, is to have (and pass) a flight test with a certified examiner. That's it.
As long as I complete the test satisfactorily, and have the examiner sign me off (as well as send the correct form to the CAA (with no fee by the way!)) then I'm good.
There's two ways you can look at this:
a) Wow I only have to do an hour to get my ticket back!
b) I can take this as a valuable opportunity to get some training done to make sure I know what I'm doing, then breeze the test.
Obviously, option 'b' is the choice here (you were all thinking that weren't you?)
As long as the license hasn't expired by 5 years, you're ok (although you'd be surprised at the startling similarity in requirements to the above, if you have gone past 5 years). When I was training, I never really thought about renewal at all (I never thought I'd be in this situation) but it has cropped up for me now. It's often difficult to find a straight answer as to the requirements, however, as anybody will tell you, LASORS is a must - have a look at section F1 here:
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/LASORS2...ookmarked).pdf
It's very simple to read - the hard part is actually finding the bit you want, but the first 2 pages has it all....
Now I have to put all this in practice
Cheers
Lee