As for the cost issue has anyone else noticed this little anomaly?
Cost of applying for initial sitting of 14 exams = £718. .but the cost of a resit is £37. .14 x £37 = £518
So what do we pay the extra £200 for? . .Who decides these charges? . .Why are we now having to pay more than twice the cost of the old CAA exams even though there are fewer exams?
On a quick scratch calculation, by the time someone has gone from PPL to ATPL they will have given the CAA around £3000 in exam fees and admin charges.
The CAA is a self regulating group that also has to be at least self funding. It is easy to come to the conclusion that pilots and to an extent licenced engineers are an easy target and cash cow for the CAA.
I have probably upset the SRG now and will never pass any exam ever again, so I'll shut up now.
[ 24 January 2002: Message edited by: Flypuppy ]</p>