EASA, and another thing....
Having just finished reinventing my UK ATPL (A) and JAR ATPL (H) into the EASA equivalent, strangely I feel no better off. Never mind, the CAA eeked £400 from me for the privilege of sitting around in their waiting room while their people processed enough paperwork to achieve this.
My question to them was how to revalidate / renew (whatever you call it) my lapsed type ratings, should I wish? Any minimum training or testing required? Their reply was 'at the discretion of the flying training school' - I kid you not. Regardless by how long said ratings had lapsed. All renewal requirements under EASA would be decided by the training school, regardless of whether the C of T was expired by one hour, one month or one year. Or ten years. Not wishing to suggest otherwise, but it does seem a little random I thought, walking away from the Belgrano with two new licences and several lapsed ratings.........
Pray tell, are their any other views out there to confirm or deny this advice from the CAA.....??
Last edited by Plank Cap; 9th November 2013 at 14:22.