FBO or equivalent near Birmingham, UK

Hi all,
I got my FAA PPL ASEL almost 10 years ago in Maryland. I have done very
little flying with it since, due to university, job, women and
booze.....basically money.
I feel I need cheering up and the lovely weather we've had over the last
couple of days have had me looking at the Blue Skies and unlimited vis just
wishing to be flying again.
Does anyone know of anywhere around the Birmingham (England NOT US) area
that has the equivalent of an FBO? I haven't ever flown in the uk (other
than a gift flight in kent many years ago), so I'm not really sure on the
protocol. I realise that my license isn't valid under the JAR rules, or even
the CAA for that matter.
Has anyone done the "equivalency", or does this not exist? do I have to
retrain from scratch to fly a plane in the UK.
BTW, most of my flying was in a C152 Aerobat, and I have a few Multi hours
in a Baron.

Many thanks

On 6 Mar, 11:20, "Tom Ferris" wrote:
Hi all,
I got my FAA PPL ASEL almost 10 years ago in Maryland. I have done very
little flying with it since, due to university, job, women and
booze.....basically money.
I feel I need cheering up and the lovely weather we've had over the last
couple of days have had me looking at the Blue Skies and unlimited vis just
wishing to be flying again.
Does anyone know of anywhere around the Birmingham (England NOT US) area
that has the equivalent of an FBO? I haven't ever flown in the uk (other
than a gift flight in kent many years ago), so I'm not really sure on the
protocol. I realise that my license isn't valid under the JAR rules, or even
the CAA for that matter.
Has anyone done the "equivalency", or does this not exist? do I have to
retrain from scratch to fly a plane in the UK.
BTW, most of my flying was in a C152 Aerobat, and I have a few Multi hours
in a Baron.

Google for [Flying Club birmingham]

Here is one -
www.birminghamaeroclub.org/

Yellow pages has a flying schools catagory.
http://www.yell.com/ucs/UcsSearchAct...&searchallTax=

If the link does not work here it is broken down into short lines,
you will need to join them up, say in notepad.

http://www.yell.com/ucs/UcsSearchAction.do?
rad=25&searchall=&companyName=&M=0&
keywords=Flying+Schools&location=birmingham&
broaderLocation=&clarifyIndex=&clarifyOptions=&
searchType=manualexpansion&ssm=0&
selectedClassification=&lastClarifyOptions=&
lastClarifyIndex=&lastSearchall=&lastKeyword=&
lastSearchallTax=&lastbandedclarifyResults=&
intCam=intToolbar&bandedclarifyResults=&searchallT ax=

On 2009-03-06, Tom Ferris wrote:
protocol. I realise that my license isn't valid under the JAR rules, or even
the CAA for that matter.

Actually, yes it is. Your license is valid for day VFR flight in G-reg
aircraft within the UK FIR. That is so long as you are up to date with
a valid BFR and valid FAA medical.

Not all European countries are the same, but the CAA does honour ICAO
compliant private pilots, and requires no paperwork.

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