hot 'n heavy,
The reason that none of the schools have got back to you may be more to do with them not knowing the answer to your question, rather than not wanting the business. Since JAR-FCL, there is no longer written advice covering most cases, that flying schools can consult to enable them to know what you would need to do. You will probably have to do the digging yourself by talking to the CAA, and give them your particular situation. They have a website <a href="http://www.caa.srg.co.uk" target="_blank">www.caa.srg.co.uk</a> and some pdf files for download, but they never seem to answer the question you have. The closest document I found was at:
<a href="http://www.srg.caa.co.uk/documents/srg_fcl_gid27.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.srg.caa.co.uk/documents/srg_fcl_gid27.pdf</a>
However, all it really says is you need to talk to the CAA. I am sure this does not help much, but it may help to explain. I could suggest one or two contacts in flying schools, but would rather do it via email: Contact me at
[email protected] if you want any pointers.
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