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Hi guy's!
Does anyone know about any good apartments or good place to live at during the training? I've heart that Titusville is not the best place, but does anyone know anything about Rockledge? How far it is from the school?
Regards,
ŽOS
Does anyone know about any good apartments or good place to live at during the training? I've heart that Titusville is not the best place, but does anyone know anything about Rockledge? How far it is from the school?
Regards,
ŽOS
Rockledge is a dormitory community about 20-25 miles away. With traffic may take 45 minutes to drive. Not all of Titusville is bad. I have a home in a deed restricted area of Titusville that I am trying to sell?????
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Flightline interview
There's a terrible lack of info on this site regarding the Flightline interview!!! What are they currently asking at interview? What questions? What is the interview like? Does anyone know?
I have an interview soon. Can anyone help?
Sanford
I have an interview soon. Can anyone help?
Sanford
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If you want to be close to the school with not alot of distractions, I would recommend Summerhill.....its right down the street. If you choose to stay in Titusville, stay away from Windover...that place is horrible.
If I had to do it again I would find a place in Port Canaveral, not to far away, but alot closer to things you want to do on your time off. Just my 2 cents.
Mike
If I had to do it again I would find a place in Port Canaveral, not to far away, but alot closer to things you want to do on your time off. Just my 2 cents.
Mike
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I would agree...Summerhill is pretty nice:
Summerhill Apartments - Apartment Rental Community in Titusville, FL offering one, two and three bedroom apartment homes
Only 5-10mins from school, pool, gym, Walmart nearby...easy living
Summerhill Apartments - Apartment Rental Community in Titusville, FL offering one, two and three bedroom apartment homes
Only 5-10mins from school, pool, gym, Walmart nearby...easy living
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POS - As many have already said, Titusville is not the most exciting of places. Rockledge wouldn't really be an option either. Best places to live are Port Canaveral (about 20mins to school and right by the beach), Cocoa Beach (a few mins further but, again, right by the beach) or Merritt Island (about 15/20mins to school and 5mins to the beach.
Summerhill Apts are nice but the problem you'll find is that there is nothing around the "neighbourhood".
Best advice I could give you would be to try and get a house with a few other students around Merritt Island/Port Canaveral/Cocoa Beach area. Difficult to organise before you get there but worth it if you can do it. The school should provide you with the contact details of your future classmates so you could email a few of them to see if they're interested in sharing a place.
Final bit of advice is when you attend school to be as professional as possible. You are being watched from the start (in terms of your suitability for a job and for references onwards) and it is important that you keep your head down and show you're working hard. The school has grown over the past couple of years and things may not always run as smoothly as you'd like so you can expect to get p*ssed off at some point but just keep smiling!!!!
Summerhill Apts are nice but the problem you'll find is that there is nothing around the "neighbourhood".
Best advice I could give you would be to try and get a house with a few other students around Merritt Island/Port Canaveral/Cocoa Beach area. Difficult to organise before you get there but worth it if you can do it. The school should provide you with the contact details of your future classmates so you could email a few of them to see if they're interested in sharing a place.
Final bit of advice is when you attend school to be as professional as possible. You are being watched from the start (in terms of your suitability for a job and for references onwards) and it is important that you keep your head down and show you're working hard. The school has grown over the past couple of years and things may not always run as smoothly as you'd like so you can expect to get p*ssed off at some point but just keep smiling!!!!
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The commute from Cape Canaveral / cocoa beach is about 20-25 mins pending on traffic. nice place to live and its within walking distance of everything you need.Stay away from Lido's!!
Titusville, aka hepa-titusville or ****usville (for obvious reasons) isnt exactly the most exciting place to live in.More suitable to the locals who drive their 6ft raised pickup trucks around in mud and watch nascar 24/7 when drinking their budweiser. Still... there are plenty of students around there so your not going to be on your own.
Ketchup and Funfinn... Erin said to say hi too!
Titusville, aka hepa-titusville or ****usville (for obvious reasons) isnt exactly the most exciting place to live in.More suitable to the locals who drive their 6ft raised pickup trucks around in mud and watch nascar 24/7 when drinking their budweiser. Still... there are plenty of students around there so your not going to be on your own.
Ketchup and Funfinn... Erin said to say hi too!
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Hi fellas!
I'm joining Bristow in the beginning of September, and will start my Combined FAA/JAA training 8th(or10th) of September. Is there someone here starting on this same course and same time?
ŽOS
I'm joining Bristow in the beginning of September, and will start my Combined FAA/JAA training 8th(or10th) of September. Is there someone here starting on this same course and same time?
ŽOS
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I'm heading over to the academy in May '09 so looking forward to meeting some of you guys.
I have a quick question for those in the know..
How much does a newly qualified FI earn at Bristow's?
also, I found this...
YouTube - Peter Coombes Bristow Academy JAA 22 - Casualty to Captain
I have a quick question for those in the know..
How much does a newly qualified FI earn at Bristow's?
also, I found this...
YouTube - Peter Coombes Bristow Academy JAA 22 - Casualty to Captain
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A new CFI is starting off at a pretty poor wage but the amount of hours which they can fly is far greater than that at any other school. I dont know the exact amount but im sure that there arent too many of them out of the streets!
Great vid of the next JAA class to graduate in August!
Great vid of the next JAA class to graduate in August!
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That will be my video. 
We have just a few more exams to go and we will be out your way.
It's been a tough but brilliant year and Ive made some great friends, it's an excellent school, I would recommend 100%.
Your love it.
Peter
We have just a few more exams to go and we will be out your way.
It's been a tough but brilliant year and Ive made some great friends, it's an excellent school, I would recommend 100%.
Your love it.
Peter
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Ive been around to the Summerhill apartments too. Quite a nifty place and very close to the ground + flying school. Windover Oaks was a famous area for students from the school. Although not quite as nice as the summerhill area. But im not too sure how the prices of both weigh up. Then again,SUmmerhill apartments just opened when i went around,so might have changed since then. And Titusville isnt really a bad place to stay,you get your dodgy areas, but you`ll know which those are as soon as you start rolling through them streets.
As a whole,not too much to distract you from your flying studies, except for frequent trips to the good ol Irish Pub.
As a whole,not too much to distract you from your flying studies, except for frequent trips to the good ol Irish Pub.
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I had to make a few change's, the new video can be seen here.
YouTube - Peter Coombes Bristow Academy JAA 22 - Casualty to Captain
Enjoy and see you all in September.
Anyone need a car
YouTube - Peter Coombes Bristow Academy JAA 22 - Casualty to Captain
Enjoy and see you all in September.
Anyone need a car
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Rockledge
I stayed in Rockledge during my studies at HAI/BA in '06. Sure its 35 min. drive away, but not too bad of a drive actually ..
Had a nice, friendly and helpfull roomie (the owner), nice newer sturdy house, all expenses incl. in the rent. Felt very welcome there, nice neighbours, shopping nearby and I95 a blink away, quiet clean neighbourhood ..
I know she, my former roomie, is looking for a new roomie, so if anyone wants to stay in Rockledge, drop me a PM and I give you the details and contact ..
Had a nice, friendly and helpfull roomie (the owner), nice newer sturdy house, all expenses incl. in the rent. Felt very welcome there, nice neighbours, shopping nearby and I95 a blink away, quiet clean neighbourhood ..
I know she, my former roomie, is looking for a new roomie, so if anyone wants to stay in Rockledge, drop me a PM and I give you the details and contact ..
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Pete,
if you don't mind answering, could you say how much you've spent on:
training
accomodation
misc [food etc]
over the period of the course.
also, do you have any flying work lined up?
i seriously looked into bristows about 3yrs ago but plans changed and the cash wasn't there. now it is and i'm still interested but a little hesitant - those extra 3 years i guess!
cheers,
phil.
if you don't mind answering, could you say how much you've spent on:
training
accomodation
misc [food etc]
over the period of the course.
also, do you have any flying work lined up?
i seriously looked into bristows about 3yrs ago but plans changed and the cash wasn't there. now it is and i'm still interested but a little hesitant - those extra 3 years i guess!
cheers,
phil.
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I'm from the UK, I went to Bristow's Academy March 2005 - March 2006, from zero hours to CFII, all FAA, my total training cost including all flying and books etc was $49,700, rent was $5,000 (shared 2 bed in Windover), phone, gas and leccy bills were about $2,000, food was about $3,000, about $5,000 was spent on fuel and car depreciation, so $65k was my total. I got employed by Rotors of the Rockies in Denver because I had a friend there. I was lucky, one of my friends was driving all over the USA looking for work for over 4 months.