Slightly off topic....and yet......
I'm waiting for a reply from the UK CAA on this question, but in the meantime does anyone know if, having completed the minimum 30 hrs necessary to gain the LAPL in the UK, can the new LAPL holder then go abroad outside of Europe, to the USA, for example, and act as PIC of a light aircraft albeit with an FAA approved license-holder like an instructor in the other seat for safety/legal reasons, in order to complete the extra 10 hrs required for the new EASA LAPL-holder to then be able to carry (non-fare paying naturally) passengers within Europe using the privileges of that LAPL?
Put simply, can you act as PIC of an aircraft in an aircraft for which you are qualified to fly but not in the State in which you intend to fly it, as long as you are accompanied by an appropriate license-holder in the other seat?
The idea is to do the initial LAPL in the UK, then have fun traveling and doing some cheap flying in the States to complete the experience requirements required for the LAPL.
I've only just discovered the LAPL by the way, and it looks like a great new innovation from EASA. One of the few.
Last edited by 123breath; 7th Sep 2014 at 14:48.
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