I still want to enroll into OAA
Well,your stay would either not last or you would finish a broken person. Donot get me wrong,Stavros is a good pilot,but a terrible business man. You will learn the basic skills, but a lot of things would be omitted from your trainjng. On the day of your skill test,dont worry, forgeries would be made to compensate.
To survive OAA for a considerable duration of your stay, adhere to the following;-
1. Always keep in mind, this famous greek saying-
“BEWARE OF THE GIFT BARING GREEK”.
The offer is juicy,but ask yourself,”how cheap is ‘cheap?”. So, sign no contract only with your lawyer. But if you are not Greek,PRAY!. Bcs if things go south & you want your money back,it eill never happen. So you might resort to using EASA & the media. Fighting him is no use,a former SP fought him & he called the cops on him. You know what they say abt greek police- “DONOT TRUST GREEK POLICE”.
2. DO NOT LAUGH WITH NOR GET TOO FRIENDLY WITH STAVROS
3. Do not get friendly with anyone who is friendly with stavros
4. Donot get friendly with anyone who is fruendly eith the person that is friendly with Stavros.
5. After each flight,MAKE HIM SIGN YOUR LOGBOOK.
6. BE ANTISOCIAL
7. Operate in secrete
8. Donot enroll as an integrated SP. Go the modular way. Then do installmentsl payments. So that when things go south,you wont loose much money. Bcs you will never get your money back.
9. The first signs of shady behavior,do not shove it off,do not confront.It wont get better,JUST LEAVE!
9. Donot rely on everything you are told,for immigration advice & HCAA/EASA rules,gcheck their websites or ask other schools. It is better to be safe.
Ladies and gentlemen,you need to understand that,Greece was devastated by the economic downturn,& more & more people got desperate. There are lots of schools out there,but only very few are aimed at making money & fulfilling your career aspirations. Majority are just out to make money. There is no such thing as “cheap flight training”. There is no such thing as the best aviation school either. From the best to the worse,they have some faults,