Hi Guys,
I am new to PPRuNe, a friend just emailed me your thread to reply.
TMG is an EASA rating. If you have SEP on your license already, you can do differences training and a skills test to add the rating. Of course when you send your application off to the CAA you will then receive back a nice shiny EASA license, but it will take some time to process.
Make sure your medical and other ratings have plenty of validity left on them so they don't run out in the meantime.
Then you can revalidate both SEP and TMG together as one rating (12 hours in last 12 months, one hour instructor flight, etc.)
Remember that if you want to carry passengers in either type you need to have logged 3 take offs and landings on type(or in this case, class) in the previous 90 days.
Also if you miss your revalidation date, you will have two skills tests to do to get both ratings back.
Simple, isn't it?
Next, SLMG. This can be added to an NPPL through differences training, but since 17th September 2012, you must take a skills test as well.
If someone says otherwise and "signs you up", beware the wrath of the CAA if you have an accident or incident.
The rules changed 17th Sept with the adoption of EASA last year, although in fact the Air Navigation Order always said you need a skills test to add a rating to your license.
Finally holders of the older style UK PPL may already have SLMG printed on it.
If you have never validated this, or it is now invalid, you still have to do a skills test to validate. Again, don't let anyone tell you that you only need differences training.
Hope this helps.
