R/T Practical after GST?
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R/T Practical after GST?
Can the GST be done without having passed R/T practical? Obviously R/T practical would be done a.s.a.p after GST and before issue by CAA. A friend of mine hasn't the time to do R/T practical before his GST which is booked for end of this week.
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Both wrong I'm afraid
They are separate licences and you do not need a FRTOL to get a PPL issued!
NO, but as its free to persons holding a pilot licence, why would you not want to keep it? How do they raise funds from a free issue? If you decided not to renew it, you would have to pay the examiner if you ever wanted to get it back again!
however you can't have licence issued until you have a valid RT licence.
Do you need to maintain your R/T license if you only fly non-radio aircraft? If so, why? (CAA fundraising perhaps?)
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I think (ergo I might be wrong) that if you apply for your R/T licence (a separate licence as Whopity says) at the same time as you apply for your PPL licence, then the CAA waives the R/T licence application fee of £67.
If you apply separately, then you have to pay £168 + £67
If you apply separately, then you have to pay £168 + £67
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I managed to do my RT license almost 1 year after issue of my PPL (due to other commitments) and I didn't get charged anything. I just sent the form with 'license already held' written in the examination dates. No questions issued within 2 weeks
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If you apply separately, then you have to pay £168 + £67
4 If the licence is required for use with an existing CAA issued flight crew licence or a UK issued medical certificate, no fee is
payable. In the case of holders of a valid medical certificate the, Section 5 should be endorsed by the FTO/RF and the certificate
enclosed with the licence application.
payable. In the case of holders of a valid medical certificate the, Section 5 should be endorsed by the FTO/RF and the certificate
enclosed with the licence application.
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On a slightly different tangent - does anyone know how long you have to send back the paperwork before you have to resit the tests? I completed both in December 2007 but moved house and flying training went on hold - i'm now in a position to start again and want to know if it's still valid before throwing £70 at the CAA...Thanks!
Oh Shazbat!
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x933,
I concur with Eliteaircare on the 12 months. I'm in the middel fo the process, having taking my GST then followed up with the RT exams after I had been issued with my NPPL.
I missed something off the FRTOL application & the letter from the CAA asking for the extra stuff says that I have 12 months from the issue of the RT exam pass to complete the process.
I concur with Eliteaircare on the 12 months. I'm in the middel fo the process, having taking my GST then followed up with the RT exams after I had been issued with my NPPL.
I missed something off the FRTOL application & the letter from the CAA asking for the extra stuff says that I have 12 months from the issue of the RT exam pass to complete the process.
