Frequently Asked Questions - PPL licencing, renewals, logging hours etc.
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Irv Lee has a very good FAQ's website..
http://www.higherplane.flyer.co.uk/faq.htm
Or do the mods ban URLs to competing forums?
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Revised NPPL rating re-val hours?
I have read the amendment to the ANO as per the link in Post 15 above.
If I am reading it correctly (?) the "experience" re-validation of rating will be changed from 6hrs/4Hrs P1 per annum to 12hrs/8hrs P1 per annum.
Anyone care to comment? BEagle?
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If I am reading it correctly (?) the "experience" re-validation of rating will be changed from 6hrs/4Hrs P1 per annum to 12hrs/8hrs P1 per annum.
Anyone care to comment? BEagle?
FS
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BRL, what I meant was that PPRuNe in general doesn't formally allow external links, but seems to tolerate them as long as it's not blatant advertising, unfair competition or a link to a certain flight school in Florida.
Flyer, and particularly the flyer forums, seems to be competing with PPRuNe, at the very least for advertisers, and because of that I can imagine that any link to them would not be appreciated.
Irv Lees FAQ is hosted on the flyer site and I can imagine that a link there would therefore not be appreciated. Reinforced by the fact that I've seen loads of questions here that are answered in his FAQ, but nobody has ever pointed to that FAQ for an answer.
Flyer, and particularly the flyer forums, seems to be competing with PPRuNe, at the very least for advertisers, and because of that I can imagine that any link to them would not be appreciated.
Irv Lees FAQ is hosted on the flyer site and I can imagine that a link there would therefore not be appreciated. Reinforced by the fact that I've seen loads of questions here that are answered in his FAQ, but nobody has ever pointed to that FAQ for an answer.
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Did have an issue with the Flyer Forums once upon a time but that has been sorted now. You will notice quite often people refer to it as the 'other place' etc and that is why.
Irv and I had a bit of a word with each other years ago when he linked to his site and in a moment of madness I thought he was blatently advertising his wares but in reality he was simply helping someone out. I did apologise when we met once at Popham and all is well now, it is an excellent site.
What you say initially is right though, as long as it is not blatent advertising, unfair competition, links to flying blogs and links and mention to AAA or OBA flying schools then we will all live happily ever after.
Irv and I had a bit of a word with each other years ago when he linked to his site and in a moment of madness I thought he was blatently advertising his wares but in reality he was simply helping someone out. I did apologise when we met once at Popham and all is well now, it is an excellent site.
What you say initially is right though, as long as it is not blatent advertising, unfair competition, links to flying blogs and links and mention to AAA or OBA flying schools then we will all live happily ever after.
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Summary as follows:
Wef 31 Jan 08
All ratings on NPPL SSEA, Microlight, SLMG have validity of 24 months; seperate certificate of revalidation required for each Class. To revalidate by Experience:
12 hours in the validity period to include:
8 hours PIC
12 T/O and Land
1 Hour Dual (may be more than one flight)
You revalidate on a Specified date(basically any date in validity period when the examiner signs to certify the experience) and you must have 6 hours in the 12 months preceding the specified date.
Signed up from expiry date for further 24 months.
If you have more than one Class on the NPPL you must have at least one hour on each class (can be dual or solo). Separate C of R for each class. Only one hour dual required across the classes.
You can also revalidate by test within the validity period.
SLMGs on UK PPLs follow the same procedure but UK PPL Microlight stays with 5 hours in 13 months.
You can add SSEA and Microlight to JAA licence, but why would you want to as SEP covers both? SLMG can also be added to JAA Licence; my JAA license has already got SLMG on it!
As SSEA is currently Rolling, there will be an AIC to explain the change over. Probably the 24 months will start from last test or dual flight and run for 24 months. There will be a year to obtain the necessary C of R.
The 90 day rule also applies to each class.
Who said JAA was complicated?
Summary as follows:
Wef 31 Jan 08
All ratings on NPPL SSEA, Microlight, SLMG have validity of 24 months; seperate certificate of revalidation required for each Class. To revalidate by Experience:
12 hours in the validity period to include:
8 hours PIC
12 T/O and Land
1 Hour Dual (may be more than one flight)
You revalidate on a Specified date(basically any date in validity period when the examiner signs to certify the experience) and you must have 6 hours in the 12 months preceding the specified date.
Signed up from expiry date for further 24 months.
If you have more than one Class on the NPPL you must have at least one hour on each class (can be dual or solo). Separate C of R for each class. Only one hour dual required across the classes.
You can also revalidate by test within the validity period.
SLMGs on UK PPLs follow the same procedure but UK PPL Microlight stays with 5 hours in 13 months.
You can add SSEA and Microlight to JAA licence, but why would you want to as SEP covers both? SLMG can also be added to JAA Licence; my JAA license has already got SLMG on it!
As SSEA is currently Rolling, there will be an AIC to explain the change over. Probably the 24 months will start from last test or dual flight and run for 24 months. There will be a year to obtain the necessary C of R.
The 90 day rule also applies to each class.
Who said JAA was complicated?
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Sooo...
On a JAR-FCL PPL with SEP(A/Land) you can legally fly a microlight, subject to differences training (as per the ANO; differences training would NOT be a JAR-FCL requirement) and there is a separate class rating "TMG" for which the usual class rating requirements apply.
For a UK NPPL there are actually three class ratings? SSEA, Microlight and TMG/SLMG? Differences training required to switch between classes and currency rules as per Whopity? And of course NPPL has less flight experience and medical requirements than a PPL.
Correct?
On a JAR-FCL PPL with SEP(A/Land) you can legally fly a microlight, subject to differences training (as per the ANO; differences training would NOT be a JAR-FCL requirement) and there is a separate class rating "TMG" for which the usual class rating requirements apply.
For a UK NPPL there are actually three class ratings? SSEA, Microlight and TMG/SLMG? Differences training required to switch between classes and currency rules as per Whopity? And of course NPPL has less flight experience and medical requirements than a PPL.
Correct?
The sheer volume of information presently available combined with the indigenous ignorance of fundamental search tactics among the community clearly warrants a Wikipedia-style cyclopedia run by an enthusiastic coterie of editors. The loss of quality control suffered by the present service over polemical subjects has cultivated a self-reinforcing feedback loop, so to say. Equally, what ought to be simple issues have become dressed in protracted technical discussions. There are some excellent proofs and conclusions here being washed away by the crapulent tides of repetition. Comments appreciated.
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The sheer volume of information presently available combined with the indigenous ignorance of fundamental search tactics among the community clearly warrants a Wikipedia-style cyclopedia run by an enthusiastic coterie of editors. The loss of quality control suffered by the present service over polemical subjects has cultivated a self-reinforcing feedback loop, so to say. Equally, what ought to be simple issues have become dressed in protracted technical discussions. There are some excellent proofs and conclusions here being washed away by the crapulent tides of repetition. Comments appreciated.
I see what you mean though.
But you have to admit that the PPRuNe search function is crap. Particularly since it requires four-letter search keys minimum in a world full of three-letter acronyms. And if it refuses your query, you still have to wait 15 seconds!
