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Is EASA LAPL valid for anything in the UK?

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.

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Shoreham EGKA, United Kingdom

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?

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LSGY, Switzerland

I’ve just started this thread

You should never degrade your medical unless forced to

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Shoreham EGKA, United Kingdom

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.

ESKC (Uppsala/Sundbro), Sweden

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.

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Shoreham EGKA, United Kingdom

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.

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LSGY, Switzerland

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.

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Shoreham EGKA, United Kingdom
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