imc on easa ppl [Archive]

tomboo

11th Sep 2013, 07:22

Apologies if I've missed a post with the answer to this.

My ppl is now an easa one - can I still do the imc and retain the decent privileges.

If I don't finish before April - is it all over?!

Ta

riverrock83

11th Sep 2013, 09:26

This has been asked, maybe, 20 times on here? Most recently, 4 days ago: http://www.pprune.org/private-flying/523081-ir-r.html

You can add an IMC rating, as an "IR(restricted)" to an EASA Part-FCL licence before April 2014. The IR (r) is identical in all but name to an IMC rating.

After that date, unless something changes (which various people are hopeful about), you can get a separate UK PPL which you can add an IMC rating to. However, the use of this UK PPL would be restricted to Non-EASA aircraft (such as SA Bulldogs, but not PA28s or Cessnas 152s).

HTH
RR

Pilot.Lyons

13th Sep 2013, 18:41

Hey tomboo

How long did your licence take to come through?

Sent mine a week ago and was just wondering as they haven't even taken the money yet

tomboo

14th Sep 2013, 17:35

Not long at all, maybe 10 days..

Pilot.Lyons

14th Sep 2013, 18:01

Ok brill thanks for the reply, ill give mine another week or two then call if i dont hear anything

riverrock83

16th Sep 2013, 12:57

My experience was that they took the money just before they put it in the post.
I believe the average is around 10 working days at the moment, which is considerably better than what it was at the beginning of the year!

Pilot.Lyons

16th Sep 2013, 17:56

Thanks riverrock, i had an email today to say they took the money. Im just relieved they received it and its going to be sorted.

Thanks for the advice

Pilot.Lyons

27th Sep 2013, 08:07

Received it today.

With a blue wallet!!! No more sickly brown ;)

Curlytips

1st Oct 2013, 18:34

Just got my new EASA PPL/IR(R)/Night with over the counter service at Gatwick - only took 1.5 hours wait! Saved courier charge of £6 and it was very pleasant experience, lunching in CAA restaurant whilst waiting. Highly recommended, but...........the new licence is a miserably small bit of paper that has to be folded to the size of a credit card to fit into the cheap looking blue plastic folder. Much less impressive than my original CAA job. But here's the big tip given me at the desk when they handed it over. Apparently people have been known to cut the paper licence up, so that the sections fit into the seperate sleeves within the plastic wallet - I can see why that would be tempting (and it would then be like the old licences - PPL, FRTO, Experience and IMC renewal sheets etc. in different sleeves), but was warned that that would invalidate the whole thing! Don't cut it up!:=

riverrock83

2nd Oct 2013, 10:32

And an even bigger tip is to photocopy it (its just A4 after all), then cutup the photocopy to fit into the different sections, keeping the original carefully folded at the back...

Note - you need to have your medical with it for it to be valid. Not the easiest to fold it up to fit into the wallet too...

IrishJason

2nd Oct 2013, 11:40

Mine tool 2 months.. I suspect that was due to the changeover at the time and been irish ;)

Pilot.Lyons

3rd Oct 2013, 19:03

If they don't want or allow you to cut it up then why number the pages as individuals and hive you a folder with numerous pages?

Stupid! Ive cut mine to fit!

Is it really no longer valid?

Pilot.Lyons

15th Oct 2013, 10:09

Does anyone know how much a replacement is just in case i need to order one?

Cant find it on the caa jungle website

GipsyMagpie

21st Nov 2013, 12:28

£See below!!!

Yes, you have just made it invalid (read yellow card that came with it). Sorry buddy.

Did the service desk today - 1.5 hrs all told (EASA-ing, IMC, Aerobatic). Very pleasant staff. Just one bit of advice though. Read CAP804 before you go. Amazing how many idiots turned up today with the wrong forms. It's not hard people! (If in doubt fill out a form - they can always tear them up on the day). Don't worry about the payment form of course since you will be doing it in person. Much better in person than the 50 day wait for my CPL(H)

And turn up before 0830 unless you want a long wait. The wait grows exponentially (ish) with each passing hour. Guy behind me had to wait 4.5 hrs! They have also lost some of the cards with numbers on so if you draw 8 you might actually be third.

riverrock83

21st Nov 2013, 15:03

CAA Jungle links to here:
Request a Replacement Pilot Licence | Private Pilots | Personal Licences and Training (http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=2685&pagetype=65&appid=54&mode=detail&appproc=21)
Where it says £46 (and there is now an online application form for damaged licences which might make life easier).