While not yet the subject of an official CAA announcement, it is being widely reported that the CAA has changed its advice to AMEs on offering PPL medicals during the current lockdown.

 

We and other organisations (and AMEs) had made the strongest possible case that the advice from the Policy Unit, preventing AMEs from honouring existing appointments was incorrect, both in terms of not being in step with other GP and private medical activities where health assessments are still being encouraged, and creating potential backlogs in requests for medicals with the decision not to extend exemptions beyond 22nd November.

 

We are pleased that the CAA has responded to good sense.

 

For more, check out: https://www.flyer.co.uk/caa-backs-down-on-medicals-during-lockdown

 

Steve Slater

CEO

Light Aircraft Association

17th November 2020