Will changing to EASA kill my IMCR?

[Jim59]

I've got an old UK (pre JAR) PPL(A) with a current IMC rating valid until late 2013.

If I convert to an EASA license this year, after the CAA start issuing them in July, I assume that it will not have an IMC rating attached because there is no EASA equivalent (yet!).

Does that mean that if I fly an EASA aeroplane once I have my new EASA licence that I can no longer exercise the privileges of my IMCR on such aircraft?

I assume that the CAA will allow me to retain my UK PPL with its IMCR for flying non-EASA aircraft - but that once they have issued my EASA licence that my UK PPL will no longer be valid for use on EASA aircraft.

Should I delay getting an EASA licence until the last possible moment (April '14 I think)?

[riverrock83]

See the discussion here: http://www.pprune.org/private-flying/464269-easa-imcr-news-29.html

The details aren't sorted yet, discussions are ongoing, most likely is that you will get "grand fathered" a UK only restricted IR on your EASA licence, but there are still questions, including whether that will be ready before the switch over deadline.

[JOE-FBS]

Rather than wading through 29 pages of often nothing more than Daily Express inspired anti-EU rants, there are measured and accurate words here:

Future of the UK IMC Rating (http://www.aopa.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=581:future-of-the-uk-imc-rating&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=247)

Hint, join AOPA!