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EASA CPL completely useless without a Class 1 medical

dublinpilot wrote:

These people are the same ones they require us to hold English Language Proficiency certificates. I think they could do with a little brushing up on their own English! Perhaps we should require EASA regulators to hold ELP level 6

This has nothing to do with English proficiency but everything do to with being able to express reasonably complex matters clearly and unambiguously. Some people just can’t do that and it doesn’t seem to have anything to do with intelligence of linguistic ability either.

Anyway, part-FCL is a wonder of clarity if you compare with part-M. It is so badly written that I almost wonder if it is intentional.

Last Edited by Airborne_Again at 18 Jun 08:04
ESKC (Uppsala/Sundbro), Sweden

dublinpilot wrote:

The explanation makes no sense at all. “The medical is only need to issue or use the privileges of a licence.” What use is a licence that you can’t use the privileges of, especially when you can’t hold a second licence!

Annex 1 1.2.4.4 essentially says that you’re not allowed to exercise privileges unless you have a medical appropriate for your licence. Strictly speaking, the old wording doesn’t allow you to keep your licence if you lose your medical. So, the explanation reflects the change they actually did.

These people are the same ones they require us to hold English Language Proficiency certificates.

Language Proficiency is an ICAO creation.

Last Edited by Martin at 18 Jun 09:00

Apparently this local copy now says that you can have a CPL with a Class 2 medical.

However you still need a Class 1 for the initial issuance, or to exercise the CPL privileges.

In the US, you can get a CPL or ATP with a Class 3. The medical needs to be upgraded only if/when you need to exercise the license privileges. That is much more sensible.

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Shoreham EGKA, United Kingdom

But what is the use of a CPL without these privileges?

Private field, Mallorca, Spain

You may not be able to get a Class 1 due to some temporary issue.

Also there is a case for CPL privileges which don’t need a Class 1 e.g. flight training where the “student” is already licensed.

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Shoreham EGKA, United Kingdom
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