Ha! Well good luck will be needed I guess!
I re-read the UK document on "FLYING TRAINING AND FLYING TESTS IN PRIVATE AIRCRAFT." and if I am not mistaken it said that if it was a EASA aircraft it could be used for getting a initial rating.
It is strange since it seems to contradict JAR-FCL 1 which says "Only aeroplanes approved by the Authority for training purposes shall be used".
Anyway they seem to be local to the UK and the old national UK certificates.
I don't know why it wouldn't be possible to follow a syllabus with a instructor in my own plane seen from a learning perspective, that's what you do in the USA i think? That's why they have those very clear "Practical test standards" which tell you what is expected. Great system!
But anyway I assume this is old info since after the
8 April 2012 new regs. apply (although different sates will have different effective dates).
More on the new legislation can be found in
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1178/2011 of 3 November 2011
laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to civil aviation aircrew pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council
which is 200 pages+ and can be found here
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/...11:FULL:EN:PDF
I Googled further and realize that RF, FTO and TRTO now will be replaced with Approved Training Organisation – ATO (documented in Part-OR)
EASA Flight Standards: NPA AR / OR
So what the rules actually are is anybody's guess - but my guess is that they are complex, unnecessary, expensive, and will not benefit flying safety.
EASA is just out of control...
