Thu Feb 26, 2015 11:30 am
#1356243
Have recently applied for a CPL/IR. Sent in application, waited just over two weeks then phoned, only to be told that the current turnaround time is 18 working days (that's nearly 4 weeks!). It's not even a busy time of year!
The FTO which does the training has to sign off the application and is regularly audited. Aside from the forms (filled in or countersigned by a CAA-approved examiner and / or the ATO) the other primary evidence is my log book - which could be a complete work of fiction and there is no feasible way that the CAA could check it. One has to ask what value the CAA are adding in the course of the 4-week delay. It wouldn't be so bad if the fees were commensurate with the level of service .....
All of my FAA licences were issued on the spot by the examiner, and that system doesn't even have the "safety net" of the ATO and the required record-keeping associated with it. An FAA-style system might be too much to hope for but 18 working days ..... !!!!
The FTO which does the training has to sign off the application and is regularly audited. Aside from the forms (filled in or countersigned by a CAA-approved examiner and / or the ATO) the other primary evidence is my log book - which could be a complete work of fiction and there is no feasible way that the CAA could check it. One has to ask what value the CAA are adding in the course of the 4-week delay. It wouldn't be so bad if the fees were commensurate with the level of service .....
All of my FAA licences were issued on the spot by the examiner, and that system doesn't even have the "safety net" of the ATO and the required record-keeping associated with it. An FAA-style system might be too much to hope for but 18 working days ..... !!!!