Don't forget that in an integrated school, you go at their pace - by choosing modular, you can set your own pace.
I know of an airline pilot who started studying ATPL at the
age of 42.
He passed all 14 exams in under 4 months. 2 more months and he had CPL with night rating and Multi rating, 1 more month for the IR.
It took him just over 8 months from buying the groundschool course to being employable as an airline pilot. Now where can an integrated course achieve that? - and for very little over £20,000.
Now, age 43, just 18 months after deciding to invest the initial £2,000 for ground studies, he has a jet job with an excellent airline.
OK, so he had a head start by having already completed a PPL with the required hours, but these can be gained in 3 or 4 months if you have aptitude and commitment. So it is possible to be a qualified airline pilot, ready to be employed, in just 1 year from starting out.
With hard work and commitment, it is possible to become an airline pilot in just 12 months, for an outlay of under £30,000.
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Last edited by pilotmike; 15th Mar 2008 at 12:05.