(1) Microlight hours don't count towards PPL(SEP) currency, even apparently where the 90 day rule is concerned. Yes, this is absurd, but there you go.
(2) As a PPL(SEP) holder you don't need to do the whole NPPL(M), just enough training to keep a microlight instructor happy and pass the GFT (skills test in JAR speak). CAA used to then put a microlight rating on your JAR licensce but now will charge you £131 and give you an NPPL(M) instead.
- Currency rules are different for each. JAR(SEP) will be 12 hours including an hour with an instructor in the second of each 2-year cycle. NPPL(M) will be 5 hours every 13 months and an experience stamp in your logbook. 90 day rule is the same for each.
The microlight license Guru is Roy Hart for definitive answers at BMAA HQ, on 01869-338888.
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