Excuse me, I think that's our cash....
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Excuse me, I think that's our cash....
Does the Authority spend all the money it steals from us for licensing etc wisely?
I only ask, because I met an Aerodrome RFFS Inspector a couple of years ago who had his PPL(H) on Robbies, plus 206 conversion and just about to do his AS350 conversion - all funded by the CAA.
When I asked him how he managed that he said that the Authority "liked them to have a wide perspective on all matters aviation"
FOIs maybe. But flying firemen?
I only ask, because I met an Aerodrome RFFS Inspector a couple of years ago who had his PPL(H) on Robbies, plus 206 conversion and just about to do his AS350 conversion - all funded by the CAA.
When I asked him how he managed that he said that the Authority "liked them to have a wide perspective on all matters aviation"
FOIs maybe. But flying firemen?
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First you run down the FAA for their regulations to promote CAA ones. Then you wonder why the CAA charges you big sums of money to maintain aviation perspective.
Sure looks like you have found where the CAA is spending your medical money, licence fees and exam charges.
You would make a great flying detective.
Except they might ask you to fly low over built up areas.
Sure looks like you have found where the CAA is spending your medical money, licence fees and exam charges.
You would make a great flying detective.
Except they might ask you to fly low over built up areas.
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Rotorbike - good point mate..except
Why would I need to fly low? the Home Office spend zillions of pounds of our tax money on buying Mr. Plod high-powered gyro stabilised cameras which can spot a litter lout at 2,000 metres, and lovely FLIR systems, too.
I would just lock on to my suspect, and cruise around safely at 3,000' AGL in my aerial panda car whilst my able assistant called up some ground units to arrest the felon. then back to base alive and well for tea and crumpets.
Why put my ass down there amongst the dumpsters? I'll leave that to the 50 hour PPLs, my friend!
Why would I need to fly low? the Home Office spend zillions of pounds of our tax money on buying Mr. Plod high-powered gyro stabilised cameras which can spot a litter lout at 2,000 metres, and lovely FLIR systems, too.
I would just lock on to my suspect, and cruise around safely at 3,000' AGL in my aerial panda car whilst my able assistant called up some ground units to arrest the felon. then back to base alive and well for tea and crumpets.
Why put my ass down there amongst the dumpsters? I'll leave that to the 50 hour PPLs, my friend!
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Letsby - fear not for our ex-rotary FOI friend. I have heard a whisper that the CAA are putting licensing costs up next year in order to fund the Concorde repair program, thus proving that the money spent on Mateyboy wasn't squandered.
"Your tax dollars at work"
"Your tax dollars at work"
