Under EASA all training organisations must be approved, including the current 'registered facilities'. However, organisations that provide instruction only for the PPL and/or LAPL will, under the latest proposal to be published, be subject to a 'lighter touch' regulation. In practice, it is probable that little will change (apart from the cost to industry) except that PPL/LAPL organisations will be inspected, but at a lesser frequency than other approved training organisations. Expect to see the UK CAA doing everything in its power to avoid increasing its oversight of PPL training to an acceptable level.
EASA's responses to the NPA of Part-OR are due to be published later this month and will give a better idea of what the future holds.
Jellycopter - the answer to your questions are:
1. It doesn't
2. It can't
3. Nothing
4. The Enstrom 480 has a Maximum Certificated Seating Capacity of 5 persons. The fact that you cannot, in reality, fit 5 persons in it is not relevant.
Last edited by rotarywise; 5th Sep 2010 at 09:21.