Like others, I have written to MEPs (and UK MPs as well).
It seems an uphill struggle to get the vote on Part-FCL into a "No" - may be possible if enough people write to enough MEPs -
SO PLEASE DO.
On a more general note, it is worth pointing out how inept EASA is - a simple example is M. Goudou - the head of EASA - (as he himself stated) "not realising" the 68,000 pilots in Europe affected by EASA's stupid changes on foreign licenses.
So, despite having
NO IDEA of the real impact, EASA put forward disastrous legislation on foreign licenses/IRs and as it currently stands, it looks like they will force it through - their Regulatory Impact Assessments are a complete joke.
Like the Comitology Committee that pretty much waived it all through (as in a complete joke - where is the over-sight?).
The fact is, if the moderators here were to do a survey asking:
(a) has EASA regulation improved the safety of your flying?
(b) has EASA regulation increased or decreased your costs/paperwork etc.?
I would be willing to bet that almost everyone (whether European registered or FRA) would say that on
(a) there has either been no change at all on safety or that their safety has been drastically badly affected (such as FAA IR pilots, many of whom will lose this vital safety aspect, and also those with a UK IMCr who will likewise lose out)
(b) costs and paperwork have gone up substantially.
The fact is that EASA is a failing organisation of almost breathtaking incompetence, that is a disaster for European aviation - ensure you point this out in the letters to your MEPs (with specific examples).
Only by doing this will
- MEPs realise what is really going on with EASA
- MEPs may, just may, exert sufficient pressure on EASA to start to act with some level of competence and responsibility.