Licensed (Part 66) Engineers working on balloons and sailplanes are usually very part time workers and often volunteers, who do essential work to support the balloons (or sailplanes) in their area. Many such Engineers find it difficult to meet the official regulatory requirement for maintaining their certification privileges, which at 25-50 days per year may be far more work than they do or is available for them to do. EBF has been working alongside EGU (European Gliding Union) and EAS (Europe Air Sports) to find an alternative TASK-based rather than TIME-based route to support Engineers’ recency. At a recent meeting in Cologne, EASA has recognised the problem and accepted the new, additional, route to support recency. EASA has publicly signalled its intention to update the regulations as soon as possible. Meanwhile, EASA published an updated FAQ document which gives support for Engineers who can justify their recency using the task-based approach. This success is an excellent example of the benefits of European level cooperation, brought by EBF along with EGU, EAS and EASA. For full details, see the information on EBF’s website.