Flypupy thanks for the reply.
Reference the 650 hours of groundschool.According to the CAA,and iv`e got this in writing,that anybody under the old national system who dipped out before June2001,and obtained at least one pass in either the tech or navs,shall be exempt the 650 hours of ground school,with the discretion of the training provider.With this in mind perhaps there is an opportunity for ATA to cater for such people??
