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batman123 · 22nd July 2008, 04:44

This place is a complete disaster.

12 planes (6 Diamond 42 and 6 DA 40), 8 planes are grounded due to the Thieler bankruptcy.
Ground maintenance is not specialized to fix their planes, they don't have tools and none can fix them.

Planes have no hangar and stay day & night outside under the rain.

Manager is a megalomaniac who has no idea how to run a school or a business , most foreign instructors have been grounded for no reason and Thai people are now running the school.(Thai instructors come from the army and don't speak english, instruction is not at the FAA or JAR standards).

Thai Airways didn't send any of their cadets, and the only have 15 Qatar cadets at this time.

The school is running out of money and pushes the few instructors they still have to fly in any weather regardless of Thai National Air law.They are desperate, they have to fill their contract at all cost.Students do building time, they don't receive proper instruction.

Payments are late, they don't respect contracts, instructors are required to pay license conversion and visa fee.
They won't refund travel/hotel expenses in time (expect 2-3 months for a refund). salary is around 1400 euro/month after tax.

If I had cadets to train, I would avoid to send them to this academy view all the problems they have.

22nd July 2008, 04:44	#3 (permalink)
batman123 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Qatar Posts: 67	This place is a complete disaster. 12 planes (6 Diamond 42 and 6 DA 40), 8 planes are grounded due to the Thieler bankruptcy. Ground maintenance is not specialized to fix their planes, they don't have tools and none can fix them. Planes have no hangar and stay day & night outside under the rain. Manager is a megalomaniac who has no idea how to run a school or a business , most foreign instructors have been grounded for no reason and Thai people are now running the school.(Thai instructors come from the army and don't speak english, instruction is not at the FAA or JAR standards). Thai Airways didn't send any of their cadets, and the only have 15 Qatar cadets at this time. The school is running out of money and pushes the few instructors they still have to fly in any weather regardless of Thai National Air law.They are desperate, they have to fill their contract at all cost.Students do building time, they don't receive proper instruction. Payments are late, they don't respect contracts, instructors are required to pay license conversion and visa fee. They won't refund travel/hotel expenses in time (expect 2-3 months for a refund). salary is around 1400 euro/month after tax. If I had cadets to train, I would avoid to send them to this academy view all the problems they have. Last edited by batman123 : 26th August 2008 at 06:06.