Thinking of doing PPL From CABAIR FLYING CLUB IN UK

[amityes2002]

i am 28 yrs old and wanna do PPL from CABAIR FLYING CLUB. As they have different methods of payment like PAY AS YOU GO.
I am working also and i am off only on weekends. And if i take PAY AS YOU GO plan it offers me only weekday flying. Please suggest me :confused:

[sprthompson]

Wycombe Air Centre (Cabair) let me fly pay-as-I-go on weekends.

[Whirlygig]

Suggestion no.1 - post in Private flying, not professional training. They will have a better idea of PPL schools.

Suggestion no. 2 - only ever pay as you go. Do not pay in advance. You tell Cabair that you will take your business elsewhere (and I'm sure there are equally as good/bad places to learn) if they won't let you fly weekends and pay for only what you fly at the end of the lesson.

Cheers

Whirls

[PilotPieces]

Have you looked at other schools other than cabair?

[ChiefTonkTraps]

Id strongly suggest Bonus Aviation at Cranfield. Aircraft are good, instructors are fun and good at their job, nice atmosphere about the school and cranfield is a superb place to fly from.

[A and C]

I would very strongly recomend that you take a good look around the market and ask a few questions like:-

Are landings included in the price?

Is more than 5 min of pre/post flight briefing included in the price?

Is a fuel surcharge included in the price?

What happens if your account goes in to the red, do you loose the discount on flights already made?

Is VAT included in the price?

Ask the question of Cabair, Airways flying club (at Booker), WLAC at White Waltham, Billins air Services at Cranfield and SFC at Stapleford.

And then can I have 10% of what I have saved you for the advice.... Please?

[captain_flynn]

I agree with ChiefTonkTraps. Bonus Aviation is a good flying school. The instructors and staff are very nice, down to earth and friendly. I have flown at a few different flying schools in the past and when I moved to MK 2yrs ago I found Bonus Aviation a flying school that was easy going and made training enjoyable.

Good luck with your choice. I'm sure you will make the right choice for you. :ok:

[One9iner]

I second the opinions regarding Bonus... Very relaxed atmosphere, no pressure to pay up front, nice people.

[amityes2002]

Thanks a lot guys give me such a good suggestion , but can you please tell me the address of BONUS AVIATION if it really a good school.

And what you guys suggest that which one is better Cabair or Bonus Aviation.
And do bonus aviation allow weekened course without any extra charge. And do they offer PAY AS YOU Go Plan.

Please Suggest.

Thanks :confused:

[One9iner]

Google is a wonderful tool .... you should try it now and then...

Bonus Aviation Limited (http://www.bonusaviation.co.uk/)


I'd give them a call to gain answers to your questions

[amityes2002]

Hi guys

wanna ask you one more thing.

I live in hounslow and i dont have a car i m planning to buy.
But do you know any good fly club near to my place, Offers Pay as you go scheme and weekend flying also in a reasonable price.

Thanks

[amityes2002]

thanks a lot for helping me......

[jimmellish]

Well, here's a vote in favour of Cabair. I passed my ppl with Cabair at Denham in 1996 and have been a member ever since. I passed my IMC with them in April and have just started flying from Elstree as well as Denham so I would happily reccomend them to anyone.

[vanHorck]

I am for Bonus Aviation. Dit my MEP there. Great craft and even better instructors. Lean overhead but 100% quality training!

[stickandrudderman]

From Hounslow your nearest airfields are Heathrow (AFAIK there's no school there!) Denham, White Waltham, Fairoaks and Booker (Wycombe)
When you've bought your cheap car I suggest you drive to each and visit the various flying schools. (Be aware that at Denham there are two schools in different parts of the airfield and they're very different).
See what kind of reception you get at each, ask your questions and then decide.
Come back and let us know how you get on.

[Cusco]

Hounslow to Cranfield without a car is a pretty murderous journey.

With a car it's only slightly less unpleasant:

Try a nearer school first.

Cusco

[Bla Bla Bla]

Did my initial training in the UK in 2003 at that time Cabair were a sausage factory and the students just a number, I went else where. Unless it has changed allot I would try a smaller more personal school, you get the same qualification where ever you go but you may just enjoy getting there a bit more.

[amityes2002]

Thanks for your replies.
now i am confused with these two schools. :confused:
Out of both of them Denham (Cabair) And Bonus aviation . What you guys suggest , Which is cheaper and best.
And have good aircraft s. And the most important thing weekend classes in cheaper rate.


Thanxs

[vanHorck]

So now it s time for your first homework.... Visits... Calls... make a spreadsheet.... decide

[OpenCirrus619]

If you're going to look at Denham then you should also pop into The Pilot Centre (http://www.egld.com/tpc).

OC619

[lekrious]

Hellohouse I Live Near Woolwich Arsenal (greenwich).pls Can Anyone Suggest A Nearer Flying Sch. Iwill Like To Do A Ppl And I Am A Student.how Convinient Would Dat Be?pls I Need Prf Advice

[S-Works]

Hellohouse I Live Near Woolwich Arsenal (greenwich).pls Can Anyone Suggest A Nearer Flying Sch. Iwill Like To Do A Ppl And I Am A Student.how Convinient Would Dat Be?pls I Need Prf Advice

I would suggest before embarking on a PPL you embark on an English language course. Street talk and text speak are not the language of aviation.......

[Captain Stable]

lekrious, did you read any of the threads iln any of the forums before posting?

If you did, what on earth gave you the impressions that posting a message like that would get you an answer?

Around these bulletin boards are some very experienced pilots - instructors, examiners, CAA and AAIB employees, test pilots, airline pilots, fleet managers and chief pilots, etc. etc.

Would you walk up to someone you didn't know, the like of these pilots, in a bar, slap them on the back and say "Yo!!!! Whassup bro?"

Have some respect.

[Kolibear]

troll alert..

[12Watt Tim]

Don't go with any school that restricts you just for wanting to pay as you go. That should immediately make you suspect their priorities - they are nothing to do with you and your experience. Cabair have a bit of a reputation like that anyway.

[flyvirgin]

Don't go with cab air, they will rip you off, i started my PPL and took my business else where!
Really look at other school's stapleford etc.
I ended up finishing my PPL with a bloke from bournemouth, really cheap and reliable.
If you want his contact details drop me a P.M
cheers Adam

[Cusco]

Whoever you do go with make sure there's a proper programme for you and that if you're struggling at some point the instructors you've used so far can have a meeting with you and CFI and discuss on the ground what's going wrong and work out a suggested remedy.

It's too easy for the school to go on taking the money while you rack up the hours getting nowhere.

In my former day job,(non-aviation) if we spotted a trainee who was making heavy weather of his training we organised a meeting and worked out a plan. This , in my experience, is a rare occurrence in flight schools. And I'm speaking from personal experience here.

Cusco