Bill_Carter Posted June 3, 2013 Report Posted June 3, 2013 Just read this on the www.thegreatcircle.co.uk website: ** IMPORTANT ** EASA have now replaced the 7 PPL exams with 9 NEW Exams, this will come into effect on 1st September! Any exams completed before this date will have to be retaken in September unless ALL 7 have been completed. Obviously it would be better to sit 7 exams instead of 9, so book immediately before it is mandatory to take the 9. Spaces are limited and booking now for all 7 subjects will also save you over £300! I found an M20J 201 that is N registered in France (http://www.horizon-air.de/index-Dateien/Page553.htm) about an hour from me. It is 180 Euro an hour to rent A fellow just can't get a break! Quote
thinwing Posted June 3, 2013 Report Posted June 3, 2013 My French isnt very good is that 180 euro wet or dry?? Quote
Guillaume Posted June 3, 2013 Report Posted June 3, 2013 My French isnt very good is that 180 euro wet or dry?? Wet. Quote
OR75 Posted June 3, 2013 Report Posted June 3, 2013 yes, but you rent it for an hour and you can visit 5 or 6 countries ! Quote
Bill_Carter Posted June 3, 2013 Author Report Posted June 3, 2013 Yes wet. But it will cost to get checked out too. I haven't flown a complex, so I would need several hours with an instructor for sure. So, it would cost $300 an hour. That's a little pricey for me right now. Other things are higher priority. Quote
Bill_Carter Posted June 4, 2013 Author Report Posted June 4, 2013 Where are you in France Guillaume? Quote
FloridaMan Posted June 4, 2013 Report Posted June 4, 2013 Does that mean when I am in Europe that I can rent N-registered aircraft with my US ratings? That sure beats flying mine across the ocean. Quote
OR75 Posted June 4, 2013 Report Posted June 4, 2013 N registered aircraft can only be flown by a US licensed pilot and maintained by a US licensed mechanic same goes for most other countries of course, you can obtain an equivalent and sometimes it is just paperwork Quote
Bill_Carter Posted June 4, 2013 Author Report Posted June 4, 2013 Yes you can rent them, but they are not so abundant were I am. It is not just paperwork to get an EASA. Here is a website in Belgium that explains what you need to do here: http://hubair.be/courses-prices/conversion-course-faa-ppl-into-easa-ppl.html They have different locations, France, Malta, The Netherlands, and Belgium. I don't know the cost. I think you can do home study for the written like you do for part 61 in the states, but I am not sure. That website, The Great Circle, has an Ipone app and that is what I was using to study. You could home study for the JAA, but somethings have changed. If there are any EASA instructors on here, I would be interested in what you know about this. The fellow I flew with had both FAA and JAA CFII ratings, but his wife was ill and he moved back to the U.K. I do think that the European training is more in depth than it is required by the FAA. There is a lot more that can get you in trouble here. For instance, If I take off out of my local airport and head south. I can be in France airspace in less than 20 minutes. The weather changes so rapidly here. One day I was flying in "OK" VFR, but had to land and call it quits because the clouds kept building up on me. I was flying all over the place just to stay out of clouds. So, an IR rating, at least were I am, would be all too helpful just so you could fly frequently. That is my experience anyway. Quote
yvesg Posted June 4, 2013 Report Posted June 4, 2013 If some of you want to practice French a bit, me the wife will be at Oshkosh. In most parts of Eastern Canada you can actually contact ATC in French and do all your communications this way. Yves Quote
Bill_Carter Posted June 4, 2013 Author Report Posted June 4, 2013 Very interesting Yves. I am in the French speaking part of Belgium. I have learned a little French, but it sure is a hard language for me. I don't know how to type the special characters on the computer either. I have learned one phrase well: Bonjour, J'ai parle petite peu Francais. Parle vue anglais? Quote
yvesg Posted June 4, 2013 Report Posted June 4, 2013 Bill, Trick for the accented letters is to use the ALT key. Press ALT followed by 1 3 0 and you will get é Then try 1 3 1 and so on. If you use an iPAD, hold your finger on letter e and accented choices will be presented. Easy! Yves Quote
thinwing Posted June 4, 2013 Report Posted June 4, 2013 Funny Bill..thats the french phrase I use the most!!! 1 Quote
thinwing Posted June 4, 2013 Report Posted June 4, 2013 By the way thanks for posting that Mooney for rent....as I understand it..it is N registered so my Faa license is all i need..if true that would be a great vacation...Belgium to Nice to Crete/Santorini etc... 1 Quote
Bill_Carter Posted June 4, 2013 Author Report Posted June 4, 2013 I use it all the time! I have a Logitech keyboard on my iPad that I use. I tried the Alt button, but couldn't get it to work. I will try the on screen keyboard. Français, Hey it worked!! Thanks Yves! I feel a little sheepish now, being an IT geek. But in my defense, I am a network guy, not a desktopper. Quote
OR75 Posted June 4, 2013 Report Posted June 4, 2013 Yes you can rent them, but they are not so abundant were I am. It is not just paperwork to get an EASA. Here is a website in Belgium that explains what you need to do here: http://hubair.be/courses-prices/conversion-course-faa-ppl-into-easa-ppl.html They have different locations, France, Malta, The Netherlands, and Belgium. I don't know the cost. I think you can do home study for the written like you do for part 61 in the states, but I am not sure. That website, The Great Circle, has an Ipone app and that is what I was using to study. You could home study for the JAA, but somethings have changed. If there are any EASA instructors on here, I would be interested in what you know about this. The fellow I flew with had both FAA and JAA CFII ratings, but his wife was ill and he moved back to the U.K. I do think that the European training is more in depth than it is required by the FAA. There is a lot more that can get you in trouble here. For instance, If I take off out of my local airport and head south. I can be in France airspace in less than 20 minutes. The weather changes so rapidly here. One day I was flying in "OK" VFR, but had to land and call it quits because the clouds kept building up on me. I was flying all over the place just to stay out of clouds. So, an IR rating, at least were I am, would be all too helpful just so you could fly frequently. That is my experience anyway. The requirements for VFR PPL are very similar on both sides of the pond and the conversion is also easy. It may be a little more than a paperwork exercise but closer to a flight school checkout than a full blown course, especially if you have been flying a while. The IFR rating is a complete different story. Requirements on aircrafts are a lot more stringent (requires more equipement redundancy) and training is more stringent and expensive. The benefits of an N registered aircraft in Europe is for IFR operations. Quote
Bill_Carter Posted June 4, 2013 Author Report Posted June 4, 2013 By the way thanks for posting that Mooney for rent....as I understand it..it is N registered so my Faa license is all i need..if true that would be a great vacation...Belgium to Nice to Crete/Santorini etc... I found that plane on this website: http://www.abeam.be/n-reg.html If anyone else knows of any N aircraft around this area, I would be most appreciative for the information. Quote
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