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GASIL
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Interestingly...
The benefits of a UK IMC rating abroad We regularly remind pilots that while an IMC rating is a very desirable qualification to hold, it is not valid outside UK airspace. However, as some eagle-eyed pilots have pointed out after reading issue 1 of 2004, it does confer one advantage in foreign airspace. Schedule 8 to the Air Navigation Order 2000 lays down that the holder of a UK issued private pilots licence without any additional ratings may not fly out of sight of the surface. This, as explained in the last issue, applies wherever the pilot may be flying. However, if the pilot holds a valid IMC (or Instrument) rating, that restriction does not apply. This means that in the airspace of a state which does not require PPL holders to remain in sight of the surface (for example France), the holder of a UK issued PPL which contains a valid IMC rating may indeed fly out of sight of the surface. |
Tut tut, Evo, you have been neglecting your legal studies. The IMC does indeed allow the holder to fly out of the sight of the service anywhere (subject always to local rules). Nothing grey about it, except the clouds.
ICAO does not require PPLs to stay in sight of the surface. The unadorned UK licence does impose this requirement, but the restriction is removed if you hold an IMC. |
I know at least three ladies who might disagree with you FNG ;)
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ICAO does not require PPLs to stay in sight of the surface Andy (booked to start IMC rating in Sep, this time for sure!) |
and France and Germany as far as I know... any offers towards a more complete list?
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Resurrection
This topic seems to have been resurrected in "another place" - see http://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=1930
There's nothing new in the world, eh! Andy :ok: |
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