What time of year for CPL/ME/IR training ?
Thinking ahead now, but around this time next year I hope to have the ATPL's in the bag and ready to start my practical training. As we all know, the weather at this time of year tends to go from bad to worse, so I got to thinking about when to start the flying training.
Is it a reasonable expectation to start training this time of year and complete on time, or is it better to wait until say March / April time before starting ?
I remember the problems I had during my PPL training days with weather. Does the CPL/IR require good weather, as I know for instance, that much of the IR can/is done on the sim.
As I have to negotiate time off work to do the training I can't afford to be sat about idle for days on end, but at 33, I don't want to leave my training any later than I have to. One advantage of delaying the training would be extra time to complete the ATPL exams I suppose.
Any thoughts or experiences ??