Instrument Meteorological Conditions

The IMC rating is now here to stay after a long period of uncertainty, as stated on the AOPA web site.

Cap 804 FCL Mandatory Requirements Part E.
Train for the IMC rating before the 8th April 2014 and privileges will be carried forward to your EASA licence which will show it as an IR(Restricted) for use in UK airspace exactly as before. This is a very useful rating for your PPL which will greatly enhance your skills, making you a better pilot, more confident, especially in controlled airspace.

Full time courses,15 hours - £2400
landing and approach fees NOT included
Revalidation training as required.

Cross channel training in your own aircraft?
The LAA news letter states:-
Following several meetings and much discussion, initiated by the Light Aircraft Association and the European Federation for Light, Experimental and Vintage Aircraft with support from our colleagues at RSA in France; the UK Civil Aviation Authority and the French Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile have reached agreement on allowing the other’s nationally approved  amateur build, factory built light aircraft and microlights, to operate freely and without prior permission, within each other’s airspace for a period of up to 28 consecutive days.
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