CAA Suspends Pilot's Licence
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">"In light of the pilot's knowingly contravening the regulations, it was decided to suspend his licence," said Victoria Buxton, General Manager:Air Safety Operations.</font>
Independant review panel:
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">The Panel is satisfied that Abrahams was aware that he had to comply with the requirement relating to a theoretical examination, before he obtained his instrument rating...
...The Panel is satisfied that Abrahams ought to have known that when he chose to follow the option of obtaining a South African PPL with instrument rating he would have been required to pass the theoretical examination relating to instrument rating. He did not write that examination. </font>
Now who's been 'knowingly contravening the regulations?' I see the old government's double standards technique is alive and well in the new one.