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Old 26th Feb 2010, 12:23
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fernytickles

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Glad to know that JAA doesn't charge for replacement license unlike FAA

It costs $2 so hardly going to break the bank - and you are not required to get a replacement just for an address change - it is entirely a personal choice.
CAA one is valid forever and dosn't need to be renewed.
Really? Why do I receive a letter from the CAA every 5 years telling me to renew mine?

Hurrumph - an FAA licence doesn't run out every 5 years, you just need a BFR to "refresh" it. The CAA require me to do a medical and a flight test to "renew" my licence. Oh, and pay them a bunch of money for all the hard work involved in sending out a piece of paper. For what? I'm more than current, just not using my UK licence. Why can't it hibernate until such time as I may need it again, when I would do the equivalent of a BFR? grrr - its driving me nuts... Bluidy CAA/JAA bureaucracy....

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