NPPL SLMG to EASA PPL
Am I the only one that finds the current EASA proposals hard to fathom? I have tried to work this out via the NPPL and EASA web sites and by searching previous posts but everything seems to be constantly changing!
I am currently unable to get a class 1 medical because I am short sighted and my prescription is too high to meet the initial requirements.
Under the EASA part MED proposals the strength of prescription does not get a mention so I might be able to get a class 1 medical in the future, however I contacted the CAA and they did not know what was going to happen so suggested I wait and see.
My corrected vision is fine and I could train for a NPPL, however I have some gliding experience and I am thinking about going back to gliding. As I understand it if I get my BGA gliderpilots licence I can convert this to NPPL SLMG or SSEA with just 10 hours dual instruction (i know that is legal minimum not actual but for now am intrested in the regulations rather than the realities if you know what I mean)
If I do go back to gliding the club I would fly from one of the members owns a T61 SLMG and I think he is an instructor so i might be able to get some training.
If I went down this route and the medical rules changed at some point in the future would I be able to convert this NPPL in to an EASA PPL or is there a chance I would fall in to a trap because the airfield is not licenced or my instructor didn't have the right sort of qualification or someething equally obscure? I am not trying to get a PPL on the cheap but am curious if this is possibe. It would be frustrating to have to start from scratch building dual hours because of a technicality...
Thanks in advance for your help
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