Light Aircraft Association

[mikehallam]

The Rans S4 & S5 models with excellent flight characteristics meet the need for many low budget pilots with an economical first cost & offer real flying in your own single seat a/c. For the Rans an old style PPL(A) or NPPL are O.K & the medical can be self certified.

I've owned & run one for over 4 years and Ransmail is an e-mail newsletter available monthly free to afficionados and those just looking at what's around.

mikehallam@btinternet dot com [Use a full stop instead of dot]

[mikehallam]

The JANUARY e-mail issue of 'Ransmail' has now been depatched to group members & friends of the Rans S4 & S5 a/c.
If any readers didn't get a copy due to Spam filters or my send glitches please e-mail me.

Anyone else who fancies being on the mail out as it's free anyway so why not ? should drop me an e-mail.

mikehallam@btinternet dot com

[Bill McCarthy]

Mike,
Are you absolutely sure on the issue of a PPL(A) being able to fly on the self certified medical declaration when flying a Rans single seater.

[mikehallam]

It's what the senior CAA Licence man told me. Of course in a few years thing might change but so far the regular PPL(A) contains - he explained, even though not specified ianywhere in my Licence booklet - the right for a PPL to fly any sort of microlight without any additional bumph. Thus with a microlight a/c to fly ONLY, there's no need to have the full Class A medical, under a written CAA concession negotiated some years ago by the BMAA, any qualified pilot can use the same forms as the NPPL medical declaration. The pilot's own GP annually countersigns that you as declarer aren't fibbing as it's only the equiv. health requirements as a driving licence. Cost to me under £20 per signature and no need to show it anyway, get your log book signed for experience as P1 every year and again no need for compulsory check flight either.
In my case I don't get my hands on a Light A/c enough to sustain the 12 hrs per 24 months plus check examiner flight, so I have no need to worry about not flying one.
It's all a result of the confusion when the JAR came in and we oldies could carry on with the rights embodied in the lifetime PPL.
One other bit of advice the CAA man gave me, was to say to hang onto the PPL and not go over to the NPPL.
As EASA will eventually override all things nice, I intend to continue thus in the expectation that further 'grandfather' rights will come my way. Of course I may have to live to be a hundred !

So far it's a legal win win result.

[Bill McCarthy]

Mikehallam,
Thanks for that information. It's going to save me quite a bit of hassle.

Bill.

[Bill McCarthy]

Anyone know of, or how can I contact a Dave Greenwood of the Lancashire Aero Club.

[David Hardaker]

Bill
You might try via the LAC website, David is still very active at the club.
Regards
David H[/i]