achimha wrote:
The problem of the UK CAA is that they offer this “same day” service for a hefty fee. It’s available for almost every process.
They don’t. Unless that has changed in the last year, the fee for the counter service is the same fee as if you do it per post.
achimha wrote:
Whenever a same-day application is there, it gets priority over the others. So in order to shorten waiting times, more and more people use the same day service which means that non same-day applications get pushed out further and thereby it’s a self-accelerating scheme.
Also not last time I used it – there is a fixed number of slots for the same day service with resource allocated to it. If you turn up too late, you have just turned yourself into a courier delivering your paperwork for the normal service.
I’m talking about the “not-in-person” same-day service. Those get processed by the regular staff but take priority.
Achima, I think you will find that everyone is right here.
Whilst there is a same day premium service for Aircraft Registration, Operations, and Airworthiness, there is NO premium service for Flight Crew Licencing.
Last year I used the walk in service and very good it was too. I arrived about 11.30 and was on my way home before 12.00 The time before I arrived at 07.30 and also left about 12.00. It’s somewhat random, basically if a load of airline pilots are there for type ratings the room is full and they get there early!
