[G-BLEW]

News story here. Updated CAA page here

Thanks to whoever at DfT/CAA for doing that.

Ian

[Miscellaneous]

Disgraceful, the unused funds should have gone to those who 'bought' in to the exercise to enable further purchases. Condoning and rewarding procrastination is a very negative action, not to be celebrated.

[CloudHound]

Great news!

I wonder if Students could now be included?

[Miscellaneous]

@CloudHound now that would make sense.

[G-BLEW]

Great news!

I wonder if Students could now be included?

Apparently not, I did ask.

Ian

[PeteSpencer]

Got my 'we recognise you' email from CAA just now:

Filling in form for refund (hate the word 'rebate'- far too American')tonight.

Peter

[Miscellaneous]

@PeteSpencer well thanks for the detailed update, pour yourself a glass and have lively evening.

[T6Harvard]

Great news!

I wonder if Students could now be included?

Apparently not, I did ask.

Ian

Thank you for raising it anyway. 'S'pose I may have my licence by 30 Sept

[PeteSpencer]

@PeteSpencer well thanks for the detailed update, pour yourself a glass and have lively evening.

You too, while you sit down. log in and update your unit.

[GAFlyer4Fun]

Got my 'we recognise you' email from CAA just now:

Filling in form for refund (hate the word 'rebate'- far too American')tonight.

Peter

... and refund is more commonly used for returned goods?

[Rob L]

Great news!

I wonder if Students could now be included?

Apparently not, I did ask.

Ian

To an extent, I can see the CAA's view on this (every Tom Dick &Harry having a go).
But if the student should subsequently gain a PPL, perhaps they should then receive their rebate.

Just a thought.

Rob

[Peter Gristwood]

Hmm. These devices aren't supposed to be pilot trackers, are they? My guess is that the assumption is that the device may be portable, but would normally reside in a single airframe. The configuration suggests that.

[TLRippon]

Hmm. These devices aren't supposed to be pilot trackers, are they? My guess is that the assumption is that the device may be portable, but would normally reside in a single airframe. The configuration suggests that.

And your booking out sheet ties that airframe to a specific pilot.

[G-JWTP]

I'm going to put in a claim for the ADSB in/out in the G3x touch that I've just bought.

£250.00 from about a £15k spend .

Well see if its successful.

I'll spend it on the long suffering Mrs P.

G-JWTP

[kanga]

..
But if the student should subsequently gain a PPL, perhaps they should then receive their rebate.

..

<slight drift >

ISTR being told by a FI in Ottawa FC in '80s that Canadian SPLs were encouraged to keep all their receipts associated with their flying training, not just those paid to FC for aircraft, instructor or groundschool (eg, including gizmos like protractors, textbooks, and travel costs to/from the FC). If they then went on to a CPL, even without any intention of exercising it to earn, they could then offset all these aggregated costs against their Federal income tax in the year of qualification; as could any other costs incurred (eg for ME, IR, float qualifications) on the way. Supposedly, this had been a Transport Canada initiative accepted by the Federal Treasury Minister of the time to raise flight safety through the greater general proficiency imparted by the CPL etc training; and the immediate cost to the Treasury was relatively trivial.

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