Telboy,
I think you need to request chapter and verse copies of the relevant documents to which they refer, under the Freedom of Information Act 2005.
The CAA as an organisation is very determined to comply with the FOIA and prior to its implementation instructions were issued to all departmental heads and staff on complying with the Act.
Ask the author of the letter directly to inform you exactly which relevant sections he/she is referring to. Only give them a limited but reasonable period of time to respond.
We've tried to discuss this issue with them and they fob us off with double-talk, contradiction between letters to respective enquirers and excuse after excuse. You would need to be from another planet not to realise what is going on. They are trying to stall any action to the point where EASA takes over whereupon they can say "it's out of our hands". You really don't even need an O Level in Cookery to work that one out. My negotiating and waiting is over - I'm moving to the next level immediately.
Another point that I had not thought about (just pointed out by my other half) regarding the CAD Test, this test not only allegedly tests your colour vision but is also a major test of ambidexterity. The missus, who has perfect colour vision, reckons there is no way on earth that she would be able to pass the CAD Test because she would not be able to operate the equipment quickly enough. So, how many more false failures are we going to have?
BTW, I find the web-based CAD Test is a piece of p*** and I was informed at City Uni that I would in all probability meet the final standards for passing the regulatory CAD Test, therefore, from a purely selfish point of view it would be in my interests to see its inception. However, the big picture requires me to maintain my standpoint that I fail to see how replacing one set of irrelevant tests with another equally irrelevant test actually improves flight safety standards. I'm not being altruistic, just practical.
Last edited by 2close; 27th January 2008 at 19:11.