Apologies if this one has already done to death but ...
Has anyone successfully obtained the Level 6 language qualification?
I've been trying for a year and a bit, ever since the letter from the CAA arrived, all without success. Finally, I emailed the CAA who said that the test could be done by an examiner at a club event, or in a briefing of some type: there's no need for me to actually fly anything - it just has to be a formal event. Alternatively, they hope to be able to offer language testing at CAA House in the near future. (As an aside, this is OK for anyone who can get to Gatwick during the normal working day, not much use for anyone who has to take a day off not to actually do their hobby, just to get the paperwork straight!)
The other option is that the chap responsible for the CAA Safety Evenings is qualified to test but I suspect that there'll be a very long queue at any such evening.
I fly with a small group from an aerodrome where there's no other clubs. We no longer offer
ab initio instruction. I've never ever seen the examiner, never mind spoken to him. The last time I saw an examiner (who was from another club giving me my 24 month certificate) he told me that he couldn't do a language test without having flown with me. (This was before I had the email exchange with the CAA). However, if he has to judge my English at a formal event (briefing or formal flying club event), then one supposes that I'd have to be a member of that club anyway. So that particular route is closed to me too.
Has anyone actually managed to get the qualification and how did you do it?