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well done kash, would really appreciate it if you could keep a diary like this going for the foreseeable future. dont need daily updates or anything but would love to hear how the rest of your pilot career progresses after getting CPL
Well done mate. I have a quick question, what do you mean by "I arrived at the wrong destination". Sorry, if it's obvious to everyone else but does this mean that you basically told your examiner that 'we are now overhead X' but in reality you were overhead Y. Or does it mean your ETA was out. Perhaps you misheard the correct destination and took the examiner to the 'wrong' destination. The only reason I ask this is because you've mentioned making this mistake at least once before. I'm also looking to do my CPL at EPT later this year so I'm looking to do as much prep as possible. Thanks.
Put simply he means he arrived over the wrong point. For example just say he was required to arrive over Oxford but instead arrived over Kidlington. How far he was away from the correct point only himself and the examiner will know that. If he recognised the mistake himself rather than the examiner having to point it out and then rectified it then that would obviously not hve beeen as bad as believing X to be Y as you said. Flying VFR navigation requires one to constantly be checking visual references outside - stopwatch/Chart and instruments. At least thats how I use to do it anyway.
Hi Kash, i'm thinking of doing my CPL at EFT begining of next year. Have you any advice regarding SE or Multi CPL. It seems more cost effective to go the Multi route, but I want to make sure I don't get into training overload!! I have yet to do any multi training. Great thread by the way, thanks.
Thank you for all your kind words, sorry I have not been able to reply to your questions soon enough. I am now back home and been suffering from jet lag or just being really lazy.
I did have to pay 400 and odd pounds for my partial. And you are correct that if I noticed my mistake on the navigation sector in time and rectified it, I may have passed first time.
Like I did my cpl in 12 days I would not recommend doing it in such a short period of time. Don't get me wrong I loved every minute of it thanks to matt and eft. It's just I didn't get a seconds break from it. But I wanted to get it done asap.
I am now at a cross road and hoping you guys will be able to help. I have yet to do my IR. But I spoke to the owner at eft who was very kind to say that if I did my instructors rating I may get a job with them. So the question is IR or instructors rating?
I have been given the go ahead to write an article based on my cpl for a flying magazine. So am looking forward to doing that.
Tiger 007, thank you for your post. I would do a multi engine rather than doing a single engine on your cpl. I think it would be like you said more cost efective. I did my multi when I did my ppl. Hope that helps.
Well done on obtaining your CPL.
It has been very entertaining to read your posts and also to know that you have experienced, first hand, the instructional prowess of Matty Adams.
In this day and age, I would be surprised if you did not bring a camera with you to record your CPL journey. I know that Matty loves taking photos of his students so he may even have done some of you.
Can you please post a few photos of your time at EFT in order to "put a name to a face" so to speak.
I am sure, as Matt has already commented on, it was an exhausting time for you both - but I'm positive that there simply must have been photos taken.
Good job and congratulations - those long, hard, sweaty days in the cockpit certainly paid off in the end! I sometimes wondered what you and Matthew were actually doing up there.!
Mr Farrell,
I did see the camera come out a few times, but wasn't it TJ that was the real camera crazy instructor? I hope Kash gets around to putting his pics up though for all to see. I even think we have a picture of Kash performing the dreaded right hand circuit on the now defunct runway 27.
scott5988,
I am involved with EFT, but have no idea with whats just happened at OFT, I don't even know if they intend to continue with JAA training.
After a lot of hard work, things are really looking up for us, and we're going to have a VERY busy summer and autumn.
Thank you all for your kind words, yes it was certainly very hot long days. And Matt is the best instructor i have ever come across. I went to EFT as an average/poor pilot and think i have left EFT thinking that i am now a much better pilot because of the airmanship and skills Matt had taught me.
I really dont know anything about OFT, i have never considered them so i dont know what happend with there CFI. But EFT is defo growing it is or already has moved to its new place which is amazing. Four sims, new classrooms with interactive whiteboards and of course Mathew.
Below are a few photo's.
Me and the Chariot
Now that i have passed my CPL, im at cross roads now any advice in my journey. Instructor or IR???? Please help!!
As you may know already i have recently completed my CPL and have returned back to the UK. I was in two minds about doing my IR or my instructors rating. After a long and hard think along with taking unbiased advice i have decided to now do my IR. And then if there is still no sign of employment will do my instructors rating. I have yet not decided on the route i will be taking to do my IR.
However i will ensure you that i will again doing a diary similar to this one!! I am currently thinking about doing my IR at Aerodynamics or returnig back to EFT to do it there. The scheme at EFT is part US and part UK, this will allow me more time on an aircraft instead of a simulator. I have not ruled anything out as yet. I may even decide to do an FAA IR and return to convert.
I have £10000 to spend!!
I am hoping for a someone to accept my offer!! if that is the case i will be straight out there..
Kash,
good job done for CPL!
For IR I'd suggest you to do the FAA route.Then convert it in Spain(cos of the WX) with UK authority.Don't know if it's much cheaper, but sure it will be more efficient for your IR.
I love it when people start talking about a lower standard when thay have no idea and start to stereotype every school outside the UK.
Kash i would advise the FAA route or the route directly in europe this way you will get more time flying the aeroplane in real life IFR instead of doing 40hrs sim like most places in the UK for a lot more money!
Thank you guys for all the advice, much appreciated!! Still getting my head around a few things i.e what and where works out cheaper and still get a good level of training.
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