Under the nonsense of EASA, pilots will need to have achieved 40hrs PIC time (or 120 launches on sailplanes) since licence issue before being able to hold the Aerobatic Rating....
No other sensible nation (e.g. USA and Australia) has such stupid prerequisites - which are both safety negative and a disincentive to be taught confidence manouevres and very basic aeros. The EASA CPL doesn't even require chandelles or lazy eights, let alone anything more adventurous.
At the recent EASA Loss of Control confidence, there was unanimous agreement that new pilots would benefit hugely from being taught how to cope with dynamic events from an early part of their training - such as is given to military pilots.
But even though all those who know what they're talking about agree that the 40hrs/120 launches as PIC since licence issue is total nonsense, the €urocratic rulemakers have a square headed
Befehl ist Befehl attitude and cannot be persuaded to change their views....
In the UK we will still be able to fly aerobatic manoeuvres and teach upset recovery on non-EASA aeroplanes such as the Chipmunk or Bulldog without needing the EASA Aerobatic Rating - but, after April 2015, it will be
strengsten verboten to fly aerobatic manoeuvres in EASA aircraft such as the CAP 10B or Cessna Aerobat without holding the EASA Aerobatic Rating.
I hope that ICATEE will join the growing number of voices demanding that EASA thinks again!