But they spend an intial fee on the class 2 as well then.
They have to get a ECG done and then a report done by a local cardiologist. Which can cost the same as doing the class one anyway.
At least when you go to gatwick you get hit for the travel costs but its all done and dusted then and the CAA cardiologost does the report as part of the fee.
A class 2 intial can be anything between 200 quid and 400.
A intial class 1 is 350 quid and everything is done and dusted on the day apart from the ECG report. And its valid as a class 2 for the same amount of time and you don't need to go near London again.