A2 CofC courses

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Yeah but do you hold the certificate?

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Well yes, but its not been issued yet.

When you pass your driving test you can drive a car. It takes the dvla a while to post it to you but you can drive from that moment.

You hold the licence even though you are not yet in physical possession of it.

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Yes but you have the tear off slip the examiner gives you which acts as your licence until full one arrives

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Canā€™t remember Iā€™m 45 itā€™s been 28 years. Just remember it taking ages and itā€™s not the licence, but you do hold a licence at that point.

I do have my proctor thank you and congratulations e mail. But again thatā€™s not the issued cert.

Certainly been an interesting question though :slightly_smiling_face:

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On the subject of taking the exam, I believe the consensus is one has to have a portable webcam to prove that nobody is hiding under your desk to help you out. Is this true? I only have the standard webcam attached to my iMac which Iā€™m happy to swivel around the room but Iā€™m not prepared to pay for a portable webcam to show people I donā€™t know the inā€™s and outā€™s of my room!!
Can anyone enlighten me on this? Thanks.

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You need to be able to show your desk and the room you are in. If you have a fixed webcam but can move the computer to show everything thatā€™s ok/

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That sounds OK. I have too many cables attached to make it practical and sensible to buy a webcam just for the exam. Thanks

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Exactly what I did

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They also asked to see the 4 corners of my screen, to do this i used a mirror.

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Jimmymac, what a brilliant idea!! Iā€™ll do just that. Thanks

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Just finished passed but waiting for confirmation email which can take 3 working days. All good tho :+1:. Hope you all have a smooth exam.

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OK so any recommendations for the best A2 CofC course, bearing cost in mind also. Has anyone done it yet?

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I have done it with coptrz, they are the cheapest I have found at Ā£59, the course is free with them but you pay the Ā£49+vat for the exam.
They have some OTT requirements though, you have to send them 4 hours of logged flight time, 2 hours of which must be after you enrol on the course. This isnt too difficult normally but under the lockdown its a question of you having access to an A3 area to go and log them. They wont let you sit the exam until you have handed in your logs and they have checked them.

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@SkyJumper I have moved your question to an existing thread on this subject, rather than taking that other thread wildly off topic.

Scroll up for advice.

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Are EU A2 CofC qualifications valid in the UK?

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I found this on Heliguy, appears not

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Thanks. Thatā€™s a shame.

Still would be useful to know the cheapest EU CofC training.

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In this thread Flying in the EU

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Canā€™t see any CofC providers there? That thread is for CofT.

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Iā€™ve contacted Eurocontrol and EASA direct to see if they can advise where to find and EU A2 course so Iā€™ll come back with any answers if I get them.

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