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UK National Licences (NPPL & non-EASA PPL)

(Last updated: 5/3/2021)

As fas as I can make out flight:
   ●  In a Part-21 (previously called EASA) aircraft
   ●  Using a non-EASA licence
was not permitted between: 08 April 2020 and 05 March 2021.

This means anyone who:
   ●  Did NOT posess a VALID EASA licence
   ●  Who has been flying part-21 aircraft
may NOT count the hours flown between these dates - since the flights would have been illegal.

Anyone who does also has an EASA licence may count the hours, flown in a part-21 aircraft, towards revalidation of non-EASA licences.

For clarity an EASA licence will have the words:
          EUROPEAN UNION
      FLIGHT CREW LICENCE
printed on the front.

Exemption allowing UK (non-FCL) PPL, and NPPL, holders to fly UK Part 21

There is currently an ORS4 (http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/ORS4No1471.pdf) allowing non-EASA licence holders, who do not also have an EASA licence, to fly part-21 aircraft.

This has certain restrictions in it - you must fly to the more restrictive of:
   ●  Your licence privileges
   ●  The restrictions in ORS4 1471

The main limitations are:
   ●  No instructional flights - except where the non-EASA licence holder is a flying with an FI, or CRI, who is acting as PIC
   ●  No cost sharing
   ●  No introductory flights
   ●  Not more than 12 flying hours may be accumulated under the exemtion
   ●  If the licence holder has not flown since 08 April 2020 then the first flight, under this exemption, must be with an FI, or CRI, and last, at least, 1 hour
        The flight, since 08 April 2020 MUST have been legal - i.e.:
        ●    If in a Part-21 aircraft then an EASA licence MUST have been used
        ●    If in a non-Part-21 aircraft a UK licence is OK
   ●  This exemption expires on 30 June 2021 - at which point non-EASA licence holders will, again, be unable to fly Part-21 aircraft

ORS4 1471 gives a list of non-EASA UK licences that this applies to:
        ●  UK National Private Pilot’s Licence (Aeroplanes)
        ●  UK Private Pilot’s Licence (Aeroplanes)
        ●  UK Commercial Pilot’s Licence (Aeroplanes)
        ●  UK Airline Transport Pilot’s Licence (Aeroplanes)