Time for CAA to issue a license ?

[Frallifraxer]

Hi

If I do my flight test is it possible to take all my papers and go to CAA Gatwick and get the license in my hand straight away? Or do I need to send them by post to them ?

Cheers

[S-Works]

They have a same day service, you drop in the paperwork in the morning and they give you a 'slot' in the afternoon to collect everything.

I dropped paperwork in at lunch a couple of weeks ago for a type rating and picked everything up done at 4pm.

[madlandrover]

Only for ratings though, not for licenses sadly - those are about a week turnaround. Best just to put it in the post & wait. It's worth it when that envelope comes back...

[PlasticPilot]

That's a shame... I passed my PPL and IR in Switzerland, and immediately after the exams, the examiners handed me a "temporary" licence which was valid for 10 days, which was enough to get the final paper.

[welkyboy]

Sorry to say but fhe turnround time is more like 21 to 28 days at the moment.

[bilhar]

turn around time is 10 days after 10 days they will find some thing to cleafiy then the ten days start again

yes it is 21 to 28 days