It was posted by an EASA committee member in a restricted circulation newsletter which will be online approximately next year I think.
Coincidentally I was looking for the agenda for the next meeting only yesterday, but gave up on the idea due to the infernally difficult web site. Where did you see this Peter?
I've just read that it will be presented to a vote in October.
The latest UK CAA EASA Bulletin strikes a slightly less negative tone:
In a short exchange no countries expressed opposition to any of the proposals in the Opinion.
Also, it looks like a vote was never on the agenda.
Finally:
The UK gave its full support to the Opinion 03/2013 but added that it was still seeking a way of continuing the UK IMCR for new applicants after April 2014. The Commission acknowledged the UK’s concern and that it was well known adding that it had a dialogue with the UK that would continue to seek a solution.
You will be fine.
This means almost the whole N-reg, VP-reg, etc private flying community (bizjets included) will be illegal from April 2014.
For clarification, do you mean pilots flying N reg with an IR and/or without the equivelant EASA licencses? For example I should be OK as I have an JAR (soon to be EASA) granted PPL with a piggy back FAA PPL. I wasnt sure if need to be more concerned.
Seems that those who said that this whole thing was Vapourware anyhow and just designed to keep the community quiet only to let them run into a brick wall when it will become obvious that it will never happen. Am I surprised? Not really.
I have no idea what happened but I think we would have heard something had it been rejected.
Peter, do you meant hey didn't get around to voting it in, or it was rejected?
that's a shame.i find it abit arse about face that the imc rating will get the chop before this comes online.
it also might be get only wa for an instructor to earn a crust as a huge number of flying schools are about to bite the dust when the costs of becoming an ato kick in.
My other disappointment and real concern with this not passing into law is the world leaving flight training organisations that curn out pilots of the highest calibre for the airline industry with less 200 hours. still have time to put a block on it.
