Originally Posted by
alexeyAP
Hello again, read post above re the money (admittedly I was being a bit cheeky/optimistic thinking I could save £20k at that rate, although for the record I wouldn't mind eating rice and beans and living in a swamp for a couple of years if it gets me to flying
). Taking out a loan will probably be mandatory for me at this rate, and I do fully agree with you that it will probably be cheaper (in terms of % salary) to pay it off from a cockpit than save it while flipping burgers. About bonding, the blokes I've spoken to in the flightdeck have told me (or implied) that Easyjet for instance will take a fresh pilot and type rate them on the Bus (whether this is bonded or it is perhaps included in the cost of the training program is something I don't know), I'm not sure how it is for other airlines. In any case I could just find an airline that will bond me for a bizjet or an ejet or a Dash 8 for instance (probably far easier said than done) then lay low for a few years, pay off the 25k from before and take out a new loan for the type rating. We'll see how it goes honestly, anything could happen in the future and laying out a basic plan and getting involved in aviation is the most I can do at this point.
It really is a case of beggars cant be choosers when you finish training with a fresh fATPL - finding an airline that would bond your type rating on anything is a god send. You've got a lot of learning to do, which will come with age, but once you finish your training it is a case of take anything you can get