Sorry 2D, should have explained better.
The a/c needs to be on PT C of A not because it is being used for instruction but because it is being used for aerial work.
On the other hand the a/d needs to be licensed because it is being used for training, not because it is being used for aerial work.
This leads to the odd situation where if A is licensed and B is not, a student can log handling exercises on a trip from A to B but not on the way back.
If a flight for the purpose of training for a non-commercial license were to be treated as a Private Flight it would naturally follow that there would be no need for a PT C of A, as currently applies to training for a Microlight PPL.
Matspart
Not sure I follow your logic. If the a/d does not need to be licensed the costs would reduce and the owners would be able to pass that on in reduced rent.
It's not necessary to have a hard runway, navaids, lighting or ATC to be licensed. Old Sarum is an example that comes to mind.
If you don't want to shut down when the field gets waterlogged or you want to operate retractables then a hard runway is probably a good idea. If you want to offer night ratings lighting could be useful.
I doubt there is much danger of wholesale decampment to Little Snodbury-on-the-Wotsit. You ain't going to move somewhere that hasn't got the facilities you want.
Mike
Last edited by Mike Cross; 10th Mar 2005 at 23:34.