Independent instructor under EASA?
Greetings
As it seems that independent instructors will need to become registered as RFs before 17 September 2012 (see CAA IN-2012/112) in order to continue instructing once the UK adopts Part-FCL, will their careers be short-lived, i.e. just until 8 April 2015 when all RFs have to be re-registered as ATOs, given the ATO requirements will be too onerous and expensive for one-man-band outfits?
Or, will indpendent instructors still be permitted to carry on as RFs if instructing for licences and ratings for use Annex II aircraft only? Clearly they won't be permitted, as an RF, to teach EASA Part-FCL licences (which will be acceptable for use on Annex II aircraft), but will they instead be permitted to teach national licences such as the NPPL for Annex II aircraft pilots, or will these national licences become a thing of the past as well?
Any advice much appreciated.