All this discussion about if its legal or not for known club members with the authority of the CFI to carry out check rides for compliance of club rules. It still dosn't change the fact that the majority of schools in the UK do it. And to be honest I really can't see the difference between private group members doing check rides and club members if there is no payment involved and the pilot is inside 90days.
And the FI's at these schools have nothing to do with it. Its purely a CFI's call. The FI's on this forum will have no affect on these people. If it is illeagal as you say BEagle (which by the sounds of it its in a boarder line grey area, (wouldn't be a problem in Jock land but England and wales it would) the only way it will be stopped is if the Belgrano actually issues a notice to all CFI's. I certainly wouldn't have a problem if you brought it up at a standards meeting and got something done about it. If the powers that be don't want to do anything about it so be it. And I don't see FI's moaning because they will have to do more flying.
CFI's might moan because plane usage might go down a bit and they possibly have to hire more FI's. But again its not really a concern for your normal FI.
And thinking about it the europa demo team don't all have FI ratings and they are charging costs for having a shot in the europa. So thats charging full price and having a non FI teach/check on a permit to fly aircraft......
I stayed well away from them that day
MJ
Last edited by mad_jock; 22nd January 2004 at 16:19.