Should have said this is a CAA/UK thing – guess other countries could have a similar arrangement.
Received a phone call from CAA Gatwick this morning and the 61.75/EASA business CAN be done at a CAA Regional Office. The CAA are going to issue a communique to this effect.
There are two CAA RO’s:-
Manchester Regional Office,
First Floor,
Atlantic House,
Atlas Business Park,
Simonsway,
Wythenshawe,
Manchester,
M22 5PR
0161-216-4500
1st Floor, Kings Park House,
Laurelhill Business Park,
Stirling,
FK7 9JQ
01786-457400
These Offices have been made ‘aware’.
The required form SRG2110 is on The CAA Website.
It says “you will need to produce”
The Completed SRG2110 Form
Details of previous FAR 61.75 certificate
Office photographic ID bearing signature
A utility bill, bank, council tax showing home address.
The Fee
Guess item 2 will simple mean ‘show your 61.75 Plastic Card’.
and item 3 means something like a new style driving license, passport etc.
I assume they DON’T need you to ‘handover’ a photo for then to keep – I will be checking both these points.
Off to Manchester for me.
Even Manchester or Stirling may not be perfect for all, but certainly a greatly increased catchment area.
CFI’s, Examiners & Instructors are specifically ruled out as the FAA say the person ‘identifying us’ must be directly employed by the CAA – fair enough me thinks.
Not sure about this, but think this has to be done by some date in April i.e. B4 your CAA license expires – if indeed it does. Grey area ATPIT.
Anthony, "certainly" is a bit strong. The show's not over yet...
Not sure about a European licence. The only rating to my knowledge you can get on a 61.75 is an IR on top of SE or ME.
Not in Europe...probably not now and certainly not after April next year.... you will need a full EASA Licence and medical no matter what registration aircraft you fly
If you have FAA Flight Review and medical you are good even though your German medical expires.
That's interesting. Since the EASA-PPL won't expire, I could just let all my EASA ratings and the EASA medical expire and get me a FAA medical and the necessary FAA ratings and can fly legally?
Yes. The Americans don't care if you have a valid home medical, bfr or whatever. So long as the licence is valid and you comply with the restrictions on the face of it you are fine.
If you have FAA Flight Review and medical you are good even though your German medical expires.
I know what you mean Jason....in the US when using my 61.75 they want to see that you either have the medical that goes with your "based on" Licence, or an FAA medical certificate.....I have never had an FAA medical until recently so it was never an issue....but I believe I can still use the 61.75 with an expired "based on" medical if I have an FAA medical
It's a validated FAA license so I don't need an US medical at all. I only need my German medical.
Now an interesting question: to use your 61.75, if your German licence is still current (ie hasn't expired), and you have an FAA Class 3 medical or better, do you need a German medical.
I see... Thanks.
