Originally Posted by
605carsten
You dont need an ATO.. just a TRE with the correct approval for training in aircraft. Good luck with finding somebody that will lend you their aircraft to a noob and unknown TRE. Try FAI in Germany as they always seem to be hungry for money.
Sorry, this has not been true for about 10 years! You must go through either an ATO or your employer must be an AoC with base training in their Opspec.
We get about one customer a year who is having to redo their base training because someone gave them the above advice, and it was rejected by their NAA. An expensive mistake!