David Roberts, I know all about the NPPL, thank you very much, as I am the chairman of the NPPL Policy and Steering Committee. I also reviewed and proposed amendments to ORS 4 No 711 - a very reasonable and generous CAA dispensation, to my mind.
The LPL is an utter crock which should be strangled at birth. MDM032 have rolled over to the French and propose an appallingly weak licence - the NPPL is far superior having been the result of industry and CAA synergy.
All MDM032 proposals should be deleted from the EASA part-FCL proposals forthwith; however, with some minor tweaking, the EAS part-FCL PPL will be fine.
As for medical standards, the eyesight requirements for night and/or IMC work are beyond the remit of GPs, so the AME-adminstered part-Medical Class 2 must remain the minimum standard.