Originally Posted by
Hughes500
Crab, makes a change I do know something as an Fi /FE gave up being a TRE as it was costing nearly £ 2k to renew
It's not just the cost: the CAA are actively pursuing TREs who pass pilots in a PC who then go on to eg bust controlled airspace. The argument that they are simply monitoring a pilot's competence for 0.7 of an hour for a set of exercises is lost on the CAA who seem to consider that by signing them off, they are implying a monitor of general airmanship.
So TREs are understandably reluctant to take on 'new' pilots.