Confused about new EASA regulations

[BillieBob]

If this were the case one wonders why EASA started this whole shenanigans in the first place...

It is....and one does.

[peterh337]

If this were the case one wonders why EASA started this whole shenanigans in the first place...

You set up an agency and allocate it a budget of say 100M.

The agency has two options:

1. Look at the task and decide that there is nothing useful they can do, so they return the budget and get productive jobs

2. Spend the budget.

Go figure, as they say.

It is a problem which is everywhere, not just aviation. Ultimately it is stupid top management that is responsible, and in this case it is the crooks that run the top of the EU.

[BEagle]

...the crooks that run the top of the EU...

Even they are becoming exasperated with the wretched EASA!

[WorkingHard]

Would anyone care to comment on this statement please?
"You can continue to fly EASA aircraft types under the privileges of your UK 'lifetime' PPL(A) until 2015 when it will be necessary to obtain an EASA licence. As the C172 is an EASA type and you will then have an EASA PPL there should be no problem"
Does obtaining an EASA licence mean the UK lifetime PPL is no longer valid and has to be swapped for the EASA one?

Thanks

[Whopity]

Does obtaining an EASA licence mean the UK lifetime PPL is no longer valid and has to be swapped for the EASA one?

No, you can retain both. The UK PPL will not be valid on EASA aircraft but it could be used on Annex II aircraft.

[flybymike]

But don't ask what was ever wrong with your perfectly valid ICAO lifetime CAA licence in the first place

[Whopity]

And of course if EASA complied with ICAO Annex 1 it would continue to be valid. But as they are not an ICAO State, they have no obligations other than to meddle with well established principles that they don't understand.