Originally Posted by
stevelup
The original poster is in the process of 'upgrading' to a PPL. The question (s)he's asking is whether or not the 30 hours P1 they have accrued using their NPPL count towards the 25 hours post-PPL flying that you need before the IR(R) can be issued.
I don't actually know the answer to this question... It's a good one!
If the regulations specify "post PPL" then I would suggest that any flying "post NPPL" are not going to count as by definition they are not post PPL and therefore do not meet the wording of the regulation.
Therefor you will need to find an additional regulation/CAA directive etc etc that specifically addresses this issue by providing relief from the regulation and allows those hours to be counted.