Originally Posted by
Peter Ahonsi
Modular student currently doing my PPL at Redhill aviation. Given the current state of the industry i am u sure where continuing my training is the right thing to do for now i plan to finish my PPL first. I was wondering what people thought of the timeline is spacing out a good idea would i end up finishing my training potentially during a next hiring wave.
Night Rating - October 2020
Hour Building: September 2020- February 2022
ATPLs: September 2022 - December 2023 (15months ATPLs Passed ) -
Commercial Training- June 2024 Multi- Engine Piston Rating : Multi- Engine instrument rating: CPL
Good idea? Only if money is a problem. Spacing out training makes it more expensive. You have no idea when the next hiring will take place so you want to be ready when it happens. But you don't want to be in possession of an "out-of-date" licence either (where it's been too long since you passed your test)
You should finish your PPL and night rating then take your ATPLs then aim to get your IRR, CBIR and SECPL as quickly as possible. That saves the ATPLs. You won't have a fATPL but you will have a CPL/IR. You'll have spent in total about 4x the cost of your PPL (circa £30k) and when the hiring starts, you can upgrade to a fATPL in a few weeks, then apply for jobs with a 'fresh' MEIR and MCC/JOC. That last bit might not happen quickly, so there's nothing stopping you becoming an FI in the mean time.