Originally Posted by
CaptainPugwash12
Hi there, I know several people currently with L3.
There are dozens and dozens of people delayed, some have been delayed more than one year between ground school and flying, some grounded after only a few hrs of flying or getting solo to make way for other people on airline schemes as they are individually sponsored. Students have been messed around and some have spoken to solicitors etc but your in a rock and a hard place.
They pay 'compensation' of something like £25 a week if your delayed for 3 months £30 for 6 months and £75 a week for 9 months plus or thereabouts. Lots of students bored and some asked to start paying back bonds when they havent finished flying.....if they dont the flying will stop. Mad!
My view would be do you exams at BGS or even an in house place in 6 months, do some hr building at home and have fun doing it in your own time at a flying club (NOT a commercial school) then head to Europe on a CPL MEIR course. It will cost less than half of integrated and probably a third of the time and u will get before other people have finished their training.
Maybe a slightly rude question, but those people who are delayed. Is this because L3 believe they wont complete their training successfully and they are trying to subtly move them out?