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Post by ronturner on Aug 25, 2019 6:39:22 GMT 1
Felling good. Yesterday, I received my new French Flying Licence. After 56 years with the CAA (and its predecessor, The Ministry of Aviation) circumstances concerning Brexit compelled me to make the change of state for my EASA license. Whereas it might turn out to be unnecessary, the uncertainty surrounding the whole sorry business means I am now free to fly with certainty in Europe, after October 31st.
I still retain my old fashioned brown, British, PPL, issued to me all those years ago, and still valid; so in the unlikely event of returning to UK I will still be able to fly there.
Next I intend to take up a French ULM licence, so when the day comes that I cannot get my class 2 medical certificate, like all the other old codgers here, I will switch to a ULM and fly without one.
As an aside, the loss of my miniscule fees to the CAA as a result of me selling my G registered aeroplane and changing my licence, palls into insignificance when compared with the lost revenue to the CAA from the reregistration in Europe, of hundreds of commercial aircraft.
I was never a fan of EASA when it first was thrust upon us. It was almost catastrophic for General Aviation but in recent years changes have been made, and it is now working quite well. Certainly the ability to get my Cessna maintained and signed off on my doorstep in France, was a fantastic bonus Such a pity to leave just when its coming good. Of course, leaving is by no means an absolute, but the uncertainty is a killer too
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