What I was getting at is that it is an unlikely situation.
Also there is this thread on LAPL and UK airspace, which may be a handy data point.
I’m sure I should know this, but what is the difference between a Class 2 and a EASA LAPL? I need to renew my Class 2 in the coming months, like I do yearly, but I have an additional year on LAPL. What can’t I do if I let my medical “degrade” to a LAPL?
I’ve just started this thread
You should never degrade your medical unless forced to
eurogaguest1980 wrote:
What can’t I do if I let my medical “degrade” to a LAPL?
Not more than 5 pax. No IR of any kind. Only SEP/TMG.
The no-IR is due to the LAPL itself, not to the LAPL medical, arguably But you are right in practice, because a LAPL + Class 2 is still of no use for IFR (on the mainland, for sure).
On the mainland, the LAPL is really pretty useless.
Airborne_Again wrote:
Not more than 5 pax. No IR of any kind. Only SEP/TMG.
As a VFR pilot with a two place aircraft, can I keep flying anywhere if my medical changes over to a LAPL? And then in a year, I go back for the Class 2 and I get two years? Just seeing if I can avoid the hassle and cost of a medical every other year, since I’m (thankfully) in perfect health.
AIUI, currently, whether you can fly to the UK or not depends on whether the UK accepts the EASA LAPL, not on what medical you have with it.
A more general thread is here: LAPL medical. The AME posting there (I used him for years) has, I believe, retired.