PPL/EASA/NPPL?????

[Mach Jump]

I am still waiting for an answer from FCL, but here, albeit indirectly from a former colleague, is the CAA response to a similar question.

The holder of either a Part-FCL PPL(A) or JAR-FCL PPL(A) or UK national PPL(A) with a valid SEP or TMG Class Ratings and appropriate validating Medical Certificate or Part-FCL LAPL(A) within the recency period for the endorsements with appropriate validating Medical Certificate or NPPL(A) with a valid SSEA or SLMG Class Rating and valid Declaration of Health who wishes to fly a microlight aircraft is required to seek appropriate differences training with a qualified Instructor before undertaking a flight as commander in a microlight aircraft irrespective of the control system in the aircraft. The training should be entered into the pilots logbook as pilot under training

Ifitaintboeing, You were correct in your interpretation.


MJ

[creweite]

I moved from the UK to the USA over forty years ago, and I look at these postings and wonder how CAA and EASA could have created such a monstrous mess of something as simple as a pilot certificate!

[ifitaintboeing]

Thanks, MJ. However, what you've been told there isn't 100% correct. This bit is correct:

The holder of either a Part-FCL PPL(A) or JAR-FCL PPL(A) or UK national PPL(A) with a valid SEP or TMG Class Ratings and appropriate validating Medical Certificate or Part-FCL LAPL(A) within the recency period for the endorsements with appropriate validating Medical Certificate ... who wishes to fly a microlight aircraft is required to seek appropriate differences training with a qualified Instructor before undertaking a flight as commander in a microlight aircraft irrespective of the control system in the aircraft. The training should be entered into the pilots logbook as pilot under training

This bit isn't:

or NPPL(A) with a valid SSEA or SLMG Class Rating and valid Declaration of Health who wishes to fly a microlight aircraft is required to seek appropriate differences training

A NPPL holder with a SSEA class rating or SLMG class rating would have to obtain a Microlight class rating via the cross-crediting documented in CAP 804 Section 5, Part A or on the NPPL website - differences training for NPPL SSEA/SLMG holders to fly microlights is not an available option.

ifitaint...

[Mach Jump]

A NPPL holder with a SSEA class rating or SLMG class rating would have to obtain a Microlight class rating via the cross-crediting documented in CAP 804 Section 5, Part A or on the NPPL website - differences training for NPPL SSEA/SLMG holders to fly microlights is not an available option.

Yes. I agree.


MJ