Campaign to Abolish Aviation CAA
The 36 month rule is what you signed up to - but it doesnt make it fair or right as far as the teaching and learning process is concerned.
What is the rationale for the way that this information is deemed by the regulatory bodies to evaporate into thin air at 36 months.
I know theres a lot of money and vested interest involved but is there any other reason why?
The JAA-IR has a very poor take up amongst PPLs - only about 20 did that rating in 2003/4 - out of 60,000 pilots that means that less that a tenth of 1 percent of PPLs are doing a rating that is FOR LIGHT AIRCRAFT simply to fly in controlled airspace under IFR. In the US if such a similar situation existed there would be an outcry.
The JAA IR is being used as a test of metal for airline plots under training notwithstanding that one has to complete the Multi-Crew Instrument rating if one gets a job flying multi crew AS WELL..
Why is there a compartmentalised approach to this education process? If one has an IR why does one need to do a different exam to communicate under VFR?
Most teaching advocates integrated methods nowadays - all this stuff is way old fashioned...
Its all "provider driven" - set up to protect vested interest and not to provide value for money for pilots or the general public...
Last edited by RVR800; 7th September 2005 at 10:09.