Personaly "I'm all right"......but that doesn't stop me feeling immensly for people like Crash who have missed the boat.
The likes of Too Hot To Fly seem to have a large chip on thier shoulder or do not understand fully what has happend.
When the CAA decided to implement the JAR they did so in typical British manner and completly fluffed it. I defy anyone to come up with an exact figure on the number of times the goal posts have been moved in the last 2 years. When I started out I was told the CAA would issue me with a written "statement of requirements" (in return for about £60.00) upon request. Literally between me sending off my cheque and the CAA recieving it they changed the rules - instead of recieving a written statement of requirements I was pointed to CAP 54 and the AICs. The point I am making is that at that time the CAA themselves could not commit to paper what my requirments were as they did not know how the phasing out of the national system and the phasing in of the JAR sytem was to be carried out. The implication is that they had decided they would have to "play it by ear"
Thats exactly what they did - I have on several occassions received personal advice from CAA staff that contradicted published information.
If the CAA staff couldn't understand it, what hope for us mere mortals ?
As far as moving the goal posts is concerned, If a business had tried to vary the terms of a contract part way though by publishing new terms on a website, but not personally advising other parties I think we all know what would happen in court when the client sued for breach of contract.
THTF and like minded individuals _ S*d Off , good luck to the rest of you.
CS