Will changing to EASA kill my IMCR?
 

I've got an old UK (pre JAR) PPL(A) with a current IMC rating valid until late 2013.

If I convert to an EASA license this year, after the CAA start issuing them in July, I assume that it will not have an IMC rating attached because there is no EASA equivalent (yet!).

Does that mean that if I fly an EASA aeroplane once I have my new EASA licence that I can no longer exercise the privileges of my IMCR on such aircraft?

I assume that the CAA will allow me to retain my UK PPL with its IMCR for flying non-EASA aircraft - but that once they have issued my EASA licence that my UK PPL will no longer be valid for use on EASA aircraft.

Should I delay getting an EASA licence until the last possible moment (April '14 I think)?

See the discussion here: http://www.pprune.org/private-flying...r-news-29.html

The details aren't sorted yet, discussions are ongoing, most likely is that you will get "grand fathered" a UK only restricted IR on your EASA licence, but there are still questions, including whether that will be ready before the switch over deadline.

Rather than wading through 29 pages of often nothing more than Daily Express inspired anti-EU rants, there are measured and accurate words here:

Future of the UK IMC Rating

Hint, join AOPA!