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Old 4th Jun 2004, 15:24
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piperindian
 
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Thumbs down give it up

i went for a modular jar ATPL (self-funded).
I financed it by working full-time at the same time and it wasnt easy.
I will be blunt. Its definitely the worst mistake i ever did. Very very few of the guys and gals have found work as pilot (almost none as a fact)
Its not like a degree, a degree does not cost you 60K. (even Harvard does not cost so much, i think a Master of Law in harvard is more like 40K). Also, the JAR ATPL theory isn’t easy and takes one year.

Note that the FAA system is different and the US license is cheaper + you can build time (esp multi) more easily (but the job market seems awful there also at the moment)

I dont understand this enthousiasm for the JAR system. Some JAA countries dont even recognise your JAA license like the frogs and the jerries ! This JAA ATPL is a very bad joke and a big big scam by flight schools
i think the integrated course is even worse since its more expensive and they ask sometimes up to 100k, + MCC

my advice : stay with a PPL or whatever but avoid the JAR ATPL like the plague
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