Be careful what you wish for! The rate currently charged by EASA at Cologne for processing ATO applications is £214.60 per hour! Then there’s the additional add-ons … travel and accommodation costs etc etc. Might be worthwhile checking how much the French charge?
The Irish model seems the most sensible solution by far. All RTF’s were automatically accepted as ATO’s – without incurring any fees. So,why can’t the CAA do the same?
We might think that we should be singing from the same hymn sheet but some member states seem to have achieved Level 6 at gold plating.
Last edited by Overthere67; 21st Feb 2014 at 08:19.