Yes, when you do the maths on fees and on the minimal resources being deployed on licensing/examinations it's plain to see that we are actually subsidising some of the CAA's other activities. We should demand private / trainee pilot representation on the Board.
By the time an individual has achieve an fATPL they will have paid the CAA an amount equivalent to acquiring a small plc shareholding - the least we need in return is a voice at the top level.