Ghengis
Does that mean if I've got a PPL, and some muggins pays me to fly in an aircraft and give him my advice/opinion, then I'd be a Test Pilot? Does it mean that I don't even have to be an Engineer, or have done ANY engineering training to be a FTE?
I think the ACCREDITATION element provides a recognised skills set that allows an individual to prove they have (or don't have) the required skills to pass a course that is seen as the 'industry standard'. Otherwise, ANYBODY could set themselves up as a TP/FTE without formal qualifications. How could that be right? In most professions there is a REQUIREMENT to be ACCREDITED to professional body, to have completed training to a set standard. Without ACCREDITATION, there is no credibility.