Renewal Ripoff
The old instructors renewal is coming up and i've just found out that the flight test charges have gone up from £150 to £190 for no apparent reason. Add on to this the cost of hiring the aircraft. Bearing in mind the seminar is in excess of £200 plus accomodation and travel, there seems to be little consideration given to the fact that most instructors earn a pittance and find it difficult to afford such charges. Who sets these charges? How can they justify an increase like this without consultation of the candidates? Answers on a postcard please.
P.S. as I am over 40 I also get hit for the 6 monthly medical at £120 a go and am fed up paying top dollar to people who are in well paid professional positions. What do you lot think?