Radiotelephony oral exam locations
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Radiotelephony oral exam locations
Hello,
I'm struggling to find a list of locations where this exam can be taken? My google-fu is failing. Have found a list of approved examiners but no location details.
Looking for someone in NE England. The closer to Darlington the better.
Thanks.
I'm struggling to find a list of locations where this exam can be taken? My google-fu is failing. Have found a list of approved examiners but no location details.
Looking for someone in NE England. The closer to Darlington the better.
Thanks.
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I must admit I do it as a service rather than with a great deal of enthusiasm these days. It's OK when it's blowing a gale outside and but folk need to make bookings and its galling when it's flyable and we're stuck indoors for 3 hours.
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Is a couple of hours instruction then the test about average?
" It takes 16 hours to do the job properly, then the test will be simple, but sadly most turn up and haven't got a clue!"
It's over 30 years since I sat the radio test. It was at the end of my PPL revalidation course.
Surely the candidate has many more than 16 hours practical radio use. The emergency calls would seem to be the only ones he hasn't used several times.
Is the test now different from real-life radio?
It's over 30 years since I sat the radio test. It was at the end of my PPL revalidation course.
Surely the candidate has many more than 16 hours practical radio use. The emergency calls would seem to be the only ones he hasn't used several times.
Is the test now different from real-life radio?
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The test does mimic real life radio, albeit in a very accelerated manner. But it depends what you're accustomed to.
While I'm confident entering and exiting controlled airspace I've never penetrated a MATZ, or transited controlled airspace, mayday relays, given a "correct" position report, asked for a QDM etc. I was thinking beforehand the training and test would have been much easier. (as most seem to!)
It goes to show, you don't know what you don't know. I found the training and test very worthwhile and interesting - not just a tick box exercise which seems to be so common.
While I'm confident entering and exiting controlled airspace I've never penetrated a MATZ, or transited controlled airspace, mayday relays, given a "correct" position report, asked for a QDM etc. I was thinking beforehand the training and test would have been much easier. (as most seem to!)
It goes to show, you don't know what you don't know. I found the training and test very worthwhile and interesting - not just a tick box exercise which seems to be so common.
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Are you aware it is possible to do the RT course (VFR and IFR) and exam online? The same applies for LPE for the non native speakers.
And online in this case is more of a virtual classroom setting.
And online in this case is more of a virtual classroom setting.
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Apart from our students, I might need it myself - easier to resit than fight the CAA over the old 10-year validity which was wrong (but they seem to have forgotten the correspondence) and proof that I have been using a radio for the last few years from my logbook!
Don't want to bother NATS Glasgow with a FoI request for their tapes!
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Hi xrayalpha,
If you have an EASA licence, you should find it embedded in it. If you still have a national licence with an expired or expiring 10-year FRTOL, find an examiner and heavily modify SRG1106 and submit it for a lifetime replacement. There should be no charge - there wasn't for the last couple of microlight pilots I did.
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If you have an EASA licence, you should find it embedded in it. If you still have a national licence with an expired or expiring 10-year FRTOL, find an examiner and heavily modify SRG1106 and submit it for a lifetime replacement. There should be no charge - there wasn't for the last couple of microlight pilots I did.
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Is a commercial company permitted to examine online for the radio licence, but, surprisingly, is keeping it a secret, and the CAA are compliant in this?
It would appear to affect the equality rights of people such as the OP.
It would appear to affect the equality rights of people such as the OP.
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I’m sorry but I think you are reading far too much into this. I think it is bad form to post commercial advertising on this forum. On top of this forum rule #1 does not allow this. A pm is the only option left.
