PPL Validity Check Chart for pilots of multi piston engined aircraft from 1st January 2000 Written for the FLYER Airportal by David Pitt START PPL(A) with multi rating         Is your Medical Certificate current? STOP obtain new medical certificate Is your Certificate of Revalidation or test current? STOP obtain new Certificate of Revalidation Are you carrying passengers? Do you comply with the 90 day rule for take off and landings? STOP do flights without passengers until requirements met (but see night flying)           Have you undertaken differences training (or have grandfather rights) for the type? Have you flown the type in the last 24 months? STOP undertake differences training with a qualified instructor and have it recorded in your log book     Are you flying in VMC and within privileges of basic PPL? Do you hold an IMC (or instrument) rating? STOP train for and obtain IMC (or instrument) rating       Are you flying at night? Is your IMC (or instrument) rating current? STOP renew IMC (or instrument) rating     Go flying!   Do you hold a night qualification or rating? STOP train for and obtain night qualification       Go flying! Are you carrying passengers?             Go flying! Do you comply with the 90 day rule for night take offs and landings? STOP do a night flight without passengers to meet the requirement   E x p l a n a t o r y   N o t e s Medical certificates JAR class 2 medical replaces CAA class 3 at next renewal with validity periods of: 5 years to age 30 2 years age 30-49 1 year age 50 on Certificate of Revalidation Certificate of Revalidation replaced Certificate of Experience and is valid for 12 months. Passengers To carry passengers, you must have made at least 3 take offs and landings in the last 90 days as handling pilot in multi piston aircraft. Take offs and landings in aircraft of other classes (eg singles) cannot be counted. Differences training You must have undertaken differences training with a qualified instructor and have it recorded in your log book (or have grandfather rights) for each type of multi engined aircraft you fly. Grandfather rights apply to pilots who have flown the aircraft type prior to 1/1/2000. If you have not flown the type for 24 months, you must redo differences training with a qualified instructor and have it recorded in your log book. Performing an annual proficiency check on type will also suffice. IMC rating IMC rating valid for 25 months from initial test or renewal. Carrying passengers at night To carry passengers at night, at least one of the take offs and landings required in the last 90 days (see above) must have been made at night (as handling pilot in multi engined piston aircraft). R e v a l i d a t i o n To obtain a certificate of revalidation, you must have met the following requirements: You must undergo a proficiency check with an examiner in the 3 months prior to expiry of the existing certificate. You must also have completed 10 route sectors in multi piston engined aircraft in the period of validity of the existing certificate or complete one sector with an examiner, which can be undertaken as part of the proficiency check. (A route sector is defined as a take off, departure, cruise of 15 minutes or more, arrival and landing). Note: all time scales are by reference to the expiry date of the existing certificate, not the date of signing of the new certificate.   Information correct on 01/02/2000. Further JAR-FCL information can be found on the CAA website top