Lapsed JAR PPL(A) SEP

[R2112]

Hi folks I know this is a subject fairly well covered but I'm not sure where I stand now. I've been reading and re-reading but I can't get my head around it.
I hold a JAR PPL issued on 22/1/09 and lapsed 01/2014, it contains a SEP rating expired 01/2011. I haven't flown P1 since 10/2009.
Please can someone give me a definitive answer as to what I need to do to re-validate my licence!?

Thanks in advance.

[Gertrude the Wombat]

Well, you'll need some retraining, so get the instructor/school to tell you what this week's version of the paperwork is? Then at least when they get it wrong you've got someone to blame.



(I know what I did, but it's changed around 97 times since then.)

[sapperkenno]

Probably training as required, then a "test" with a PPL examiner, which is for all intents and purposes the PPL skills-test, but only it isn't and it goes by a different name.

[znww5]

As Gertrude said:

1. re-training as required
2. School recommends you for a Licence Skills Test (LST)
3. Undertake an LST with an examiner
4. Get Level 6 English signed of by an instructor / examiner
5. Apply for EASA licence

There's a fair bit of paperwork involved and it is probably well worth chatting to an instructor/examiner who has recent experience of expired JAR to EASA PPL conversion.

PS My understanding is that you would need a full skills test because both the rating and the licence have expired. Had only the rating lapsed, you could have done a Licence Proficiency Check (LPC) instead - which is a cut-down version of the LST.

[Mach Jump]

Please can someone give me a definitive answer as to what I need to do to re-validate my licence!?

Don't worry. You are not the only one who is confused!

You need to go to an ATO/RTF (Flying School) and have the Head of Training (HoT) there assess what training you will need to renew your SEP Class Rating. When you have completed the training, the HoT will sign a Certificate of Completion. (CoC)

You then take your CoC to a Flight Examiner and complete a Proficiency Check.(PC) This is a flight test similar to the one you originally did to get your Licence. Make sure that the Examiner signs to confirm that you have Level 6 English Language Proficiency. (ELP)

When you have completed the PC, you then fill in a form to apply for a new lifetime EASA Licence, (The HoT will help you with that, and sign the copies of various documents you will have to enclose) You can do this on paper, or online.

I know this sounds a bit long winded, but it's really just a bit more bureaucratic version of what we used to do before.


MJ

[R2112]

Perfect thanks folks. Long-winded but not too daunting, this is good news!