Test centres for the IR

[WX Man]

Is there a list of airfields that CAA test the IR from?

i.e., a list of airfields where you won't have to pay repositioning charges?

(eg Oxford, Gloucester, Bristol)

[LFS]

off the top of my head:

Bournemouth
Bristol
Cranfield
Oxford
Leeds

I think there is a part time office at Prestwick but not sure.

[African Drunk]

WX Man

Not Gloucester.

[Snigs]

AD

True, true, but you only have to pop down to Filton for the ILS and Glos has the best (i.e. the worst) bendy NDB/DME that I've experienced.

[Tinstaafl]

Perth. Unless D H-H has retired completely.

[LFS]

tinstaafl you are right, it is perth not prestwick

[Aircart]

Exeter is another

[QNH 1013]

I think Coventry is also possible; they reposition the examiner, not the aircraft.

[Keygrip]

Regional Flight Test Centres.

Bournemouth - 01202 488255
Capt. Pat Lander (Exam 02)
Capt. Adam Whitehead (Exam 04)
Capt. D Riley (Exam 09)

Exeter
CAA Examiners Office (closed wef 31 Dec 02)
[Tests have been done in Exeter by Capt. Pete McKellar (Exam 18) - no longer a member of staff of CAA]

Cranfield - 01234 750111 Ext 5586
Capt. JR Clemons (06)
Capt. Kerry Booth (08)

Oxford - 01865 841199
Capt. Steve Oddy (05)
Capt. Iain McLelland (07)

Leeds/Bradford - 0113 2506625
Capt. Bill Macleod (03)

Perth - 01738 551498
CAA Examiner Office (Unmanned)

Bristol - 01275 475226
Capt. Graham Clifford (10)

[mad_jock]

I thought Stuart can still do intials?

MJ

[Keygrip]

MJ - who, where, or what, is Stuart?

[Just_Another_PPL]

It is a town to your south-east

[Keygrip]

Ah!! - that Stuart.

Snag is, the question was

Is there a list of airfields that CAA test the IR from

and they have never done initial IR testing from there.

The IAA (Irish Authorities) did some initial ratings from Stuart - but not the CAA.

CAA sticking firmly to their guns and all initial tests must be flown in UK airspace and tested by a CAA staff examiner (or specifically invited ex-staff examiner).

Single pilot IR renewals (either single engine or multi) can be flown over here - at just about any school...but not "initials".

[cfb]

Please don't discount Gloucester completely, when we have 2 students ready for their IR, Steve Oddy comes over from Oxford for the day and does the tests out of EGBJ. (perhaps it makes a pleasant change from the general mayhem at Oxford ?)

cfb