As these fellas have now gone the way of the dodo I feel like sharing my tale of woe, though not nearly as great a woe as other posters.
Last year I was interested in starting my PPL again. I have 32 hours gained under the BCT banner a few years back and although they may not count much for my skills after all that time I thought that I'd best get some proof of them in any case. I called the CAA and they said to get copies of my student records or draw up an affidavit with a solicitor.
Queue phone call to Cotswold Flying Club to ask about my student records. They were politely obstructive at first. They claimed ignorance of their responsibilities under the CAA to keep student records for BCT students. I have a letter from Aero School Kemble saying that they'd taken on the BCT membership. Am I incorrect in thinking that Aero School Kemble later became or was incorporated into Cotswold Flying School? I eventually got through to Pawl Shanley himself and I asked politely what the story was. He had to close all the doors and windows in his office before he spoke because he said it was noisy. I did not hear any background noise. Never the less we got talking and Pawl pointed the finger at Matt Litten but said he'd do his best to help me out and phone me back if he found anything.
That phone call never came so I contacted Matt Litten who I don't know very well, but he wasn't very surprised to be blamed when I contacted him to ask about the records. His story is exactly as put forward in this thread. He agreed to sign anything that might be necessary to verify my logbook as true.
I have yet to call in that favour but thank you Captain Matt!
