Hello friends!
That 's an interesting question about the overs hours, I mean :
from France I am suprised that more students pilots in UK are just happy to get their CPL IR in minimum hours. I often read "Oh, I got my CPL with 25 hours! etc" ok that's cool... and when I saw the rate pass of the uk school, is often 80% or 65% I was surprised too!! it is really not good! not bad but not good neither!
I do not criticize just I am surprising. Because here we sign for CPL/IR for minimum hours, and it is normal to get our CPL or IR with minimum hours!
most of french school are a first rate pass of 99%!! ok a few students can go over the minimum hours but it is exceptional and in general maybe 20% of the price of the course. And however we have not more aricraft crashes than others europeen countries.
So I will be a little scared to do my CPL/IR in UK just because a FTO can't promise or do the best for the student to get his CPL/IR with the hours required. I mean it is very important that the student is sure that he will finish his course with the money he has. I thinlk he will be more self confident.
I will do my CPL/IR/MEP soon the course costs 30000 euros, so I will take 30000 at the bank not more not less. Just because I am sure at 99% to pass my CPL/IR with minimum hours with minimum money.
Don't think that the examiners give our CPL/IR... a few students can fail...
So I wonder if the course is exactly the same between differents europeens countries...
