Peter wrote:
the CAA was working towards some bilateral treaty with EASA
The UK CAA has said in answer to various questions that a bilateral arrangement is a matter for DfT and the government.
Formally, yes 
And since the govt owns the DfT and the DfT owns the CAA…
New consulation from the UK CAA:
https://consultations.caa.co.uk/corporate-communications/ga-pilot-licensing-training-phase-1/
“We are looking to consolidate and simplify the current general aviation pilot licensing and training regulation.
This takes forward a request from the community made in response to our 2020 consultation on opportunities for general aviation regulation post-EU exit.
We think the community would be better served by an overhaul of the current system in favour of a more straightforward and integrated set of licences that allow easier progression should the holder wish to do so."
Has anyone read it yet? @bookworm, @Qalupalik, @MattL, have you seen it before?
It really is quite simple. Take Part-FCL and scrap it along will all the associated laws.
Give everyone a National ICAO licence as per the ANO, its all still there and reinstate the line in the law that says “The CAA shall issue licences as it thinks fit.”
Stop issuing non ICAO licences except for Microlight and Autogyro, anyone with 40 hours recorded training gets an ICAO UK National Licence.
If you want to fly in the UK a PMD is good, if you want to leave you need a Class II
If you have an IR you need a Class II at least.
Sadly, they will leave the current mess and add yet another variant to it.
Yeah; I agree with above.
Actually for intra-UK, no need for a Class 2 for any private flying, because it has zero demonstrable safety value.
Tumbleweed wrote:
Sadly, they will leave the current mess and add yet another variant to it.
@Tumbleweed, you mean like the one below? That is very likely!
https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/standards_2x.png
