# Project update on private pilot licensing and training in the UK Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/caa-on-general-aviation-5449571/project-update-on-private-pilot-licensing-and-training-in-the-uk Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/caa-on-general-aviation-5449571/project-update-on-private-pilot-licensing-and-training-in-the-uk.md Podcast: [CAA on General Aviation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/caa-on-general-aviation-5449571) Published: 2023-06-16T08:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://caa-on-general-aviation.captivate.fm/episode/update-on-the-ga-licensing-consultation Audio file: https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/b0257de8-1977-463a-a3ae-4aaf30dd0c18/GA-podcast-May-2023-Licensing-consultation-update.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/caa-on-general-aviation-5449571/episodes/project-update-on-private-pilot-licensing-and-training-in-the-uk Duration seconds: 1033 ## Resource The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) launched a once in a generation consultation on proposals to simplify General Aviation (GA) pilot licensing and training. In this episode we speak with Laurence Baxter from our General Aviation Unit to provide an update on the findings of that initial consultation, shared in the Consultation Response Document and provides an update on the next steps in the project. GA Pilot Licensing & Training Simplification Phase 1 Strategic Direction - Consultation Response Document Further information on this project is available on the CAA website: Licensing & Training Simplification | Civil Aviation Authority (caa.co.uk) ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/caa-on-general-aviation-5449571/episodes/project-update-on-private-pilot-licensing-and-training-in-the-uk/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/caa-on-general-aviation-5449571/project-update-on-private-pilot-licensing-and-training-in-the-uk.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.