But do you have to have the PPL phiscially in your hand before you undertake the night rating?
IMHO In order to do the solo night time required, as P1, which is exercising the privileges of the license you HOLD, you must physically have that with you and a form of ID under EASA.
eg do a 45 hour PPL (plus test) then fly an additional 5 hours to meet the night rating requirements. Then apply for both?
Again open to interpretation :-) Part-FCL FCL.810 is not clear on this or the logging of the solo hours as P1 or Pu/t (as part of the course, doable without a license issued)...
Whopity here (
http://www.pprune.org/flying-instruc...ml#post7504607) states:
There is nothing to prevent the Night Rating being completed prior to licence application.
But who knows
