After working in aviation for some time I have had safety and standards coming out of my ears for ages now, the NPPL seems to make a mockery of what I thought the CAA stood for "standards and competence". Now the NPPL is in place the CAA are asking about opperating from unlicenced airfields with non pub cat a/c. Recipie for disaster, no fire crew, no air ground and less stringent maintenance scheduals.
I agree that flying should be made more accessable and indeed things like diesel engines and microlights make for a far more sensible route of allowing people with less spare cash to get in the air.
Are these people on this planet? (ICAO) I get the vibe from various sources in the CAA that thier feeling is the same as yours but they gotta do what they gotta do!!
