Your FRTOL
TowerTalk is practice and preparation only.
We are not an examiner, not a training organisation, and nothing you complete here counts towards or satisfies any part of the FRTOL. Passing anything in TowerTalk — including our mock exam — is not a pass, a qualification, or evidence of one. The real exam is sat in person with an authorised examiner.
[PLACEHOLDER — Charlie to write.] Plain explanation that the FRTOL practical is taken in person at a CAA-approved training organisation with an authorised examiner, and that it cannot be taken remotely or online.
[VERIFY before publishing] Confirm current CAA position on in-person requirement and the correct current terminology for approved organisations before publishing.
[PLACEHOLDER — Charlie to write.] The prerequisites, in plain order. Draft points to verify and finalise:
[VERIFY before publishing] Every item above — form number, chart edition and scale, ID requirements, and whether the written exam must precede the practical — against current CAA guidance and the examiner's own joining instructions. Do not publish until checked.
[PLACEHOLDER — Charlie to write.] What the format feels like, how long to allow, and that the examiner gives the result and a debrief at the end rather than by post.
[VERIFY before publishing] Format description and timing — keep general unless you can source specifics.
Examiners are authorised through approved training organisations. Contact them directly — TowerTalk does not book, arrange or take payment for exams, and we take no fee from anyone listed here.
[VERIFY before publishing] Replace the CAA link with the exact URL of the current approved organisation / examiner listing before publishing — a generic homepage link is not a signpost.
[PLACEHOLDER — Charlie to write.] What practising here does for you — fluency, phraseology, confidence — and an honest statement that readiness estimates are our own opinion of your practice, not a prediction of the result and not recognised by anyone.
Always defer to CAP 413, your instructor or examiner, and the CAA. Information on this page is a guide only and may be out of date — check the current requirements with your examiner before booking.