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Old 27th May 2019 | 23:48
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Leezyjet
 
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I started my ppl at 30, completed my cpl/ir modular part time by 33, finished just at the start of the 2008 downturn, not a sniff of a job for 3 years, got my first job at 36 and have now been flying for just over 7 years. You are certainly not too old, you just have to be more realistic in your expectations of what you want to achieve career wise - will you become an A380 captain at BA, unlikely, but would you be able to become an A320 or B737 captain at a low-co - hell yeah.

There are lots of pilots that have had a career change at that age, so ignore the nonsense of airlines only looking for folk in their mid twenties - they will take whoever is the best candidate on the day regardless of age.

Don't bother even wasting your time and especially your money looking at integrated. You can complete a modular course at a good school completely in the UK in a similar time to going integrated for around half the price and often on better, more modern aircraft too. The integrated schools claims about having better job options are only partly true - what they fail to mention in their glossy brochures is that is only for the top 1-2% of each class, outside that you're pretty much on your own.

Depending where you are, I'd recommend looking at either Stapleford in Essex or ACS at Perth in Scotland, both very good modular schools, both training to very high standards and both use the DA-42 Twinstar.
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