EASA SPL to EASA PPL(A)
I currently hold a BGA glider pilot's certificate with full Silver and my XC endorsement with around 230 hours under my belt. I now want to start to do some powered flying but i'm stuck for what route to go down.
My initial thought would be to convert my BGA licences to a part-FCL licence. I hold an EASA Class 1 medical so I meet all the requirements for the SPL. I cant seem to find a definitive answer to what training I would need to do to get my bottom in a SSEA.
The CAA website says under the section titled 'PPL (A) crediting if you hold another type of licence' "If you hold a pilot’s licence for another type of aircraft, except balloons, you will be credited with 10% of your total flight time as PIC up to a maximum of 10 hours. You will still need to complete 10 hours of supervised solo flight time, including at least 5 hours of solo cross country flight time with at least 1 cross country flight of at least 270 km (150 NM) that includes 2 full stop landings at an aerodrome different from the departure aerodrome as the credited flight time cannot be counted towards this requirement."
However this does not mention anything about the Theoretical knowledge or R/T requirements. Or is it implied that I already have these competencies because I have my SPL, and its simply a case of doing the hours?
My aim is to get my PPL(A) or (equivalent rating on my SPL) with minimal cost.
My other conundrum is that I did some fixed wing microlight training in 2012, I completed most of the lessons but ran out of cash and time before my solo. I would ideally like to pick this back up but the school i did it with (Mainair Flying School based at Barton) but i'm unsure as to if the school is an EASA ATO. This would mean doing an NPPL and then converting all my licences before next year.
To throw another factor in; I'd like to do my training at Barton as work is less than five mins away.
Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated.
Last edited by BaronVonBarnstormer; 3rd January 2017 at 14:06.