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"Surely you don't believe that someone that has an ICAO instrument rating should have to complete the same 50 hour flight course as someone that hasn't got a rating already??"
Sorry I didn't make myself clear. It's the CAA's silly attitude which is so damaging, and will have the effect of driving people elsewhere to train.
"... maybe the CAA should give checkrides at Heathrow airport to US, Australian, South African etc with non JAA instrument tickets."
Don't give them ideas!
It must be a constant source of amazement to the CAA that non-CAA/JAA ATPLs somehow manage to fly safely across the world and land safely at LHR - even in cloud!
