EASA Do LFB Amt Do but CAA Do Not
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EASA Do LFB Amt Do but CAA Do Not
Lapsed UK EASA R44 Licence - Re Passed the lot in Germany with German Trainers/Examiners. EASA's rule on this is that they allow flying for an 8 week period after passing tests whilst waiting for Licence to be processed and issued. The Germans are OK with this ruling but the CAA not. Anyone know why ? 
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Sort of correct Michael
EASA allows competent authorities to make arrangements to allow the rating to be used for eight weeks but it is up to the authority. Sadly, our efforts to explain how sensible this is and how well it is working in other countries is falling on deaf ears in the UK at the moment - we will continue trying and hopefully common sense will prevail.
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EASA allows competent authorities to make arrangements to allow the rating to be used for eight weeks but it is up to the authority. Sadly, our efforts to explain how sensible this is and how well it is working in other countries is falling on deaf ears in the UK at the moment - we will continue trying and hopefully common sense will prevail.
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FAA do the same the examiner gives you a tempary licence after you pass , also I think the same happens when you pass you driving license ,bike license in fact every type of license and test I can think off
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EASA Do LFB Amt Do but CAA Do Not
Main problem as I see it is until the CAA get there act together and guarantee to issue licences in 8 weeks someone may loose their employment when after 8 weeks when their tempory licence becomes invalid , and compensation becomes payable who pays ?
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Swapping into my 'defence of the authority' mode MD, have you actually met anyone who has presented a compliant (hate that word!) application who has had to wait anything close to eight weeks for their licence? I haven't!
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It may or may not help Michael, but I recently got my license issued in about 10 days. It wasn't a particularly straight-forward application either. I think 8 weeks is the absolute worst case scenario. The CAA seemed to have significantly upped their game with licensing in the past 8 months or so.
