PPL-A SEP Renewal & ATPL Training

[obi-nu]

Hi Guys,

I was wondering if i could get opinions/ advice on the following. My SEP rating is due for renewal in October (2 years up) and as i understand i need to do a minium of 12 hours, one hour with an instructor and 6 solo flying (or a concise 'mini' skills test to renew). I currently have about 70 hours total time but maybe only 20 solo if that. I'm going to start my ATPL Theory training in july or sept and then hopefully continue with my hour building, night rating, CPL an so on....

My question is this: Is it worth spending the time and money renewing my rating now or should i let it lapse and pick it up again post theory once i start my hour building phase? Cabair told me not to bother renewing now but im not sure i like the idea of letting it lapse. Plus would it be alot of extra work to re-instate it? I havent flown since last May either...

This is also why i am not sure when to start my theory as i may need the time over the summer to complete the 12 hours??

Help!:eek:

[Lasiorhinus]

Our licenses never expire, nor does our Single Engine Below 5700kg endorsement, so my answer is given on the assumption that its no harder to renew your rating than it is for us to do a Flight Review.

In that case, leave the flying until you are ready to do it - and if you jump straight into training for other qualifications, part of that time can easily be used as an AFR.

[mingalababya]

My SEP rating is due for renewal in October (2 years up) and as i understand i need to do a minium of 12 hours, one hour with an instructor and 6 solo flying (or a concise 'mini' skills test to renew).

Apologies for my ignorance, but what's a SEP rating? And 12 hours minimum? I've never heard of that before. The last BFR I did was no more than 2 hours total.

[Lasiorhinus]

Its a Single Engine Piston rating - the UK CAA (and presumably JAR) version of our Single Engine Below 5700kg endorsement.

UK licences expire periodically, and theres a huge and often difficult-to-achieve swath of things one has to do regularly to maintain what we and most of the rest of the world take for granted.

I think, too, that he's in Brighton in England, as opposed to the one in Melbourne.

[obi-nu]

Sorry guys, i posted this in the wrong forum!:bored: shouldnt try and cook whilst posting a thread!:ooh:

Thanks for your input all the same.