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Old 26th Jun 2010, 23:30
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Sorry, no idea - I did the NPPL SLMG route, back when TMG examiners were as rare as hen's teeth.

I can't believe that they would make you do a complete navex, that would surely be unecessary for a qualified pilot. The NPPL SLMG syllabus has a section on SLMG/TMG specific exercises, section 5 of this document, that covers the main points; I would imagine the CAA TMG test covers the same areas plus the usual circuits, field landing, EFATO stuff.

The only time I flew with a TMG examiner was when I managed to let my SEP & TMG ratings expire, and had to revalidate both by proficiency check. He was a very nice chap, had ratings for this, that and the other and eye wateringly expensive fees to match.

My knowledge is very limited, but I don't know of anywhere that offers actual TMG training. Oxfordshire Sport Flying are well known SLMG specialists, many of the larger gliding clubs can offer SLMG training, I would be interested to hear of a powered school/club that has TMG instructors, examiners & aircraft.
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