Yogi,
How much does your AME charge for issuing a C1 and C2? That might work for me, since I have no idea when I'll actually get a CPL, but I don't want to go back to Gatwick; got a C1 renewal last time as I wasn't sure if I could let it lapse or not.
An instructor friend told me the rules have JUST been changed, so that you can extend a C1 and fly on it as a C2, as I believe you could before JAR. Not sure of this, but worth checking into. The trouble is, you get different answers from different AMEs, which is why I renewed my C1. I know how you feel, Fallen Eagle!
If anyone manages to find the up to date details of this on the web, could they please post them.
Many thanks.
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Whirly
To fly is human, to hover, divine.