Whirlybird
Because of the shortage of commercial positions, alot of CPL's are appplying to become FI's - the CAA have a large backlog at the moment and the wait for all licences is inevitably going to get worse as CAA staff take their summer hols.
One word of advice that can benefit us ALL - don't keep 'phoning them at Gatwick - their time is better spent dealing with our applications.