Air cadet instructors with civil licence
Its always nice to get a confirmation regarding questions about licencing from someone who has first hand experience so here is my contribution.
I am a 'C' category Civilian Instructor with 642 VGS at Linton on Ouse. I have a UK PPL and a JAR CPL and was very keen for the hours flown with the ATC to count towards the revalidation of these civil licences.
I sent off my Licence and log book to the CAA with a cheque for £100 (don't get me started on that!) and a covering letter that read as follows:
Dear Sir/Madam
Addition of TMG rating to professional licence
Please find enclosed a cheque for £100 as per the scheme of charges on your web site, for the inclusion of a TMG rating on my commercial licence.
For clarification, note that the following requirements have been met:
Number of hours (TMG) flown is in excess of the minimum requirement of 70.
The aircraft flown was the military VIGILANT, not the Grob 109.
All logged hours are under powered flight as per Air Cadet Ops procedures.
I wish to add this rating to my licence in order that the hours flown will count towards my annual flying requirement. If there are any issues requiring further clarification, please contact me at the above E-mail address.
Enclosed: Log book, CPL No *****, Cheque £100, Current certificate of experience for Single engine piston aircraft.
Yours .....
I have just received my CPL back with TMG validation and had a verbal confirmation on the telephone that all hours flown on the Vigilant count towards my annual requirement.
So there you go.... Hope this may be of interest to some one.
Fly safe.