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Old 10th Jan 2011, 21:03
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BEagle
 
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SEP Class rating expired August 10. Sadly i met the relevant take offs and landings but didnt satisfy the 1 hour with a CAA examiner.
Assuming you had flown 12 hours SEP between Aug 09 and Aug 10 including 12 take-offs and landings, of which 6 hours SEP were as PIC and 1 hour was with a QFI, there would have been no need to have flown with a CAA Examiner in order to revalidate your SEP Class Rating - you would merely have needed to show him/her your logbook and licence before Aug 10. The signature may not be given retrospectively.

Your SEP Class Rating has now expired, so your will need to renew (not revalidate) your Rating by flying an LST (not LPC) with an authorised Flight Examiner.....

But because there is an ANO exemption which allows military pilots to fly civil-registered aircraft in the course of their duties without holding a valid civil licence (an archaic exemption which could well disappear under EASA as there is no real need for it these days), you can still log your hours in a civil logbook and take civilian passengers flying in the course of your duties. Something which would have the book thrown at you if you were a civil pilot.....
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