Sent a tailwheel endorsement form in to CASA last week with a cheque for $130....
Today, our local CASA folks called to say they would be sending the cheque back to me, as the fee only applied if it was a CASA employee who did the Log Book Endrosement (Sticky Label) If it is done by a CFI or testing officer as they usually are, and the LBE form sent completed to CASA, there is no charge. Apparently because if a CASA person does it, they then have to check all stuff like the qualifications and currency of the person recommending the candidate for endorsement etc and that is what takes time.
Thank god the field offices are doing this stuff again, it seems the bods at Canberra have realised they can't cope with that and all the security stuff and are letting the local folks do what they have always done and have years of experience in rather than being relegated to an "Intelligent Mailbox"!
So, if anyone has paid the $130 to a CFI or testing officer for the sticky label you should be able to get it back.
That is todays interpretation, anyway!