CAA giving Instructor Ratings away
There is a rumour that the CAA are intending to give Instructor Ratings to 30 British Gliding Association Glider Pilot PPLs. This is so that they can give instruction to PPLs who fly glider tugs in order to meet the requirments of the Bi-annual test/check.
The signature of one of these new 'instructors' will carry the same authority as that of a real Instructor and enable the newly signed up Tug Pilot to fly any aircraft (in that group)into and out of any airfield in the Country bearing in mind that most of these glider tug pilots can go years without ever operating under any form of ATC.
If this information is correct we must object in the strongest possible way to these Glider Pilot PPL's being given Instructor ratings enabling them to have the same privlages as Instructors who had to first gain a BCPL or CPL and then complete an Instructors course.
Anyone got more info on this.