Class 1 medical in different member state

[Flying_Fisher]

Hi all, I am eager to get started on professional pilot training, my query is I currently have a UK CAA issued LAPL and converting this to full EASA PPL in Cyprus. I would like to know if I can first pass the initial class 1 medical before I reach very deep into my pockets and start the modular route after PPL conversion and hour building.

I currently work in Cyprus and have 15 months left here before returning to the UK. If I pass my class 1 medical out in Cyprus and complete the ppl conversion training out in Cyprus I realise My PPL would be a Cypriot issue one along with the medical.

My concern is coming back to the UK. Would I have to return to Cyprus every time for the medical as it states on the UK CAA website the medical has to be done in the member state the license was issued in?

But on the other hand I have heard of pilots going to Poland for the class 1 medical for cost concerns with a UK CAA issued license.

Has anyone had any experience with this type of issue?

Any my help would be greatly apprecciated.

[MaverickPrime]

As far as I’m aware any EASA state can issue you with your Class 1, even if its a different state to the one that issued your licence.

[BillieBob]

The issue is rather more immediate than just the Class 1 medical. Since the UK CAA issued your LAPL and, presumably, currently hold your medical records, the application for the PPL will have to be made to them and not the DCA, and you will need at least a Class 2 medical to apply. Application for the licence can be supported by a medical certificate issued outside the UK but there are certain hoops that you will have to jump through. Have a look at the paragraph titled 'UK EU licences' here (https://www.caa.co.uk/General-aviation/Pilot-licences/Applications/Medical/Changing-the-State-of-Licence-Issue/).

I think you may have misread the CAA website as I cannot find anything to suggest that you must have a medical issued by the same state that issues the licence. You can gain or renew an EASA medical certificate in any member state but the details must be sent by the AME to the state that holds your medical records. The exception to this is Germany where their national legislation data protection legislation does not permit the transfer of pilot medical records.

[Flying_Fisher]

Thanks MaverickPrime and BillieBob for all your help and info,

Cheers :O

[Alejandro9]

If somebody is interested you can pass you medical class 1 in Lituania it´s 50% cheaper than in UK