Even though I passed my General Flying Test and had all my other examination results to demonstrate that I knew my stuff I wasn't able to fly solo until I had the CAA Pilot's Licence in my hand.
I posted my documentation to the CAA as soon as I could on Monday 21st November 2005. I received my licence on 24th December, Christmas Eve.
A very welcome Christmas present but the waiting time was intolerable. If your licence is taking time to come through it might be worth calling the CAA and asking for an update on progress.
You never know, they might be waiting for further documentation to arrive - as in my case - and so you can chase this up to get things moving as quickly as possible.
