What makes you think Bristol actually have a vacancy <img src="wink.gif" border="0">
The trouble isn't vacancies - everywhere is short. The problem is places risking the funding to train people. It's too uncertain and too expensive, and airfields want to make sure they've got people of the right calibre before they spend the dosh.
On my APP last year 5 people passed out of 9, my APR 4 out of 6 - and 2 of those were second attempts. That's a lot of someone's training budget down the tubes <img src="rolleyes.gif" border="0">
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