Regardless of whether the UK leaves the EU (and I don’t think it will; I think at the last moment the public will back off from jumping off what will be presented to them as the cliff) I don’t see the UK CAA undoing the mass of EASA regs which they have implemented. Look at Norway and Switzerland, who have taken EASA FCL on board enthusiastically.
EASA is not an “EU-thing”, at least not only. There are other treaties; EFTA, Schengen and EEA that goes into effect with EASA (only don’t ask me how and which 
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So far, regarding pilot license, EASA has been irrelevant. The changes has really only been what I would call changes in semantics. The LAPL system is more of a real change, but I don’t know. It will make it easier to fly a Cessna, still I feel this fine graining of a license to fly is a bureaucratic construct for bureaucratic reasons, but it has some positive effects. Also the CS-LSA, CS-VLA, ELA1, ELA2 division of small aircraft is completely out of proportion with reality, the reality is not this complex at all.
Where things are happening for most people (recreational pilots) is Annex II. Experimental and Ultralights. This “air space” is chemically void of EASA. This is where all the cool aircraft are, this is where all R&D is happening, this is where things are happening. EASA will render itself irrelevant for anything but pilot licensing and schools.
Where things are happening for most people (recreational pilots) is Annex II.
That certainly seems to be the case.
Is is possible for European countries, and others who might want to join, to create a separate agreement (outside of EASA regulations) allowing all ‘non-EASA’ regulated aircraft to fly unfettered between all signatory countries? If that were done it would be a big step towards making EASA irrelevant for light aircraft, and as such would be a big step forward in eliminating over regulation in Europe.
And of course the same thing for international use of non-EASA European pilot qualifications (I am not and never will be part of a ‘flight crew’)
A simple non-EASA regulatory system for so-called Annex II aircraft in Europe and surrounding areas does seem like a natural way forward.
A simple non-EASA regulatory system for so-called Annex II aircraft in Europe and surrounding areas does seem like a natural way forward.
Yes, but the real problem is countries like UK and Germany, not EASA in particular. Countries with fully implemented ECAC recommendations with no or only minor restrictions are (experimental can fly according to CofA and or Permit) including IFR :
(Austria with minor limitations), Croatia, Cyprus, (Denmark with minor limitations), Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovak republic, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Macedonia.
Countries with day VFR only: Germany, UK
It is found here
If you have the PDF, please email it to me and I will put it up and start a thread on this in the right thread (not here). If homebuilts can fly IFR across those national frontiers, it would be dynamite.
Time to buy your turbine lancair Peter :)
If homebuilts can fly IFR across those national frontiers, it would be dynamite.
They can fly across more borders than that, as seen in the document, but not without filing special applications each time.
The link to the page for download: Here
