Examiners testing their own students
I have probably been asleep and missed a discussion on this already but from 8th April 2015, it would appear that:
"The requirement is to be amended so that an examiner may test a student to whom they have given up to 25% of the instruction for the licence, rating or certificate."
Thanks to Flight Training News, I picked up the detail, see section 2.11 of IN-2014/188 that says FCL1005(a) is to be amended. Hurrah, whilst there are good arguments for independent examiners, this means that flying schools may once again be able to part finance post-holders' salaries from examination income rather than have income going out of the school. About time too! CH