I initially started the training with the aeroclub just for the experience, did an hour with instructor, then my GF wanted to fly with us so another hour or so, instructor said “wanna go solo?”, so I did, and then of course “a rating is just a few hrs more” and so it kinda just happened that I flew the hrs… And so I contacted the CAA. A couple of years later and Brexit so I did a SOLI, so now irrelevant.. Quite frankly I enjoyed the experience at the time, but can’t see myself really planning to fly at night deliberately other than to keep a rating current, so no biggie to let it drop.
Regards, SD..
Did you pursue a regulation 6 review?
A friend of mine (used to post here in EuroGA) did 5h of his night rating near Tromso in Norway before doing 1h of night circuits in Elstree, UK ATO & UK CAA accepted his papers…
Did you read what I wrote above your post? The UK CAA…
skydriller wrote:
Any DTO training is not valid in another country for a night rating issue.
Has the competent authority responsible for the licence formally rejected a night rating application on these grounds?
UK issued EASA PPL. Aeroclub a DTO. Training not accepted as ATO required.
I tried to show full syllabus and DGAC acceptance etc…not interested…ATO required.
Hey, I now know what to expect should an arrival back at base be just a wee bit later than planned. Which was the whole point in the first place – in the same way that one does regular IMC training without an IR…
Regards, SD..
Was that NR on a UK or EASA licence or a French/EASA licence? When I did mine NR I just did it with an instructor who wasn’t and ATO or a DTO. Admittedly it wasba good few years ago.
Even in EASA land, it has to be ATO training to be recognised.
Any DTO training is not valid in another country for a night rating issue.
I had this problem with French aeroclub NR training when the UK was still in EASA.
It’s the usual revenue generation stuff.
When I did convert my UK licence to a Swiss licence (that was before UK was pushed out of EASA), my Night Rating was added to my new licence (the Swiss one) without problem.
I think that in your case it will maily depends on how you get the NR. If you get it while UK was still part of EASA, then it shouldn’t be a problem.
If you get it after, then I guess it will depends if your NR training will be considered as sufficient or not.
