Fri Jun 18, 2021 9:27 pm
#1853889
Paul_Sengupta wrote:Flyin'Dutch' wrote:Paul_Sengupta wrote:Ok, so are these not requirements in other EASA countries?
I only have experience with the Germans (for my AME work), Swiss and FAA (for my licenses) and they are all magnitudes quicker.
And from what I see on other aviation forums is that all NAAs attract negative comments, but most electrons are expended in the UK.
Rather than the time taken, I was talking about the idiotic requirement for a course, a course completion certificate, and a test if you're even a day over your SEP expiry, *even* in the case of having met all the requirements but not getting the signature in time. It's just overly onerous bureaucratic nonsense, and it seemed to come in with the JAA/EASA. If other countries don't have this requirement, I'll put it down to our CAA gold plating, but if it is a requirement in other countries, I'll put it down to EASA madness.
The only rating I have added to my licence outside of the UK was the aerotow rating.
The ATO had never had the plethora of paperwork to fill out for any of their local pilots that was required for the CAA.
Despite providing the CAA with all that paperwork, as detailed on their website, including signed copies of everything under the sun, the CAA failed to issue the rating, only to send everything back after a month only to get back in action after I emailed the then CEO. They issued it with that very same paperwork as they had to acknowledge it was all there, correct and signed for.
Go figure.
Frank Voeten
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