Hi guys,
Just flicking through the forums and stumbled across this thread.
I expect not to reveal anything revolutionary but here i go;
It may be wise to consider taking advantage of flight training in the USA, there are lots of schools offering JAA approved courses and if you delve a little deeper you will find that even a few well known UK flight schools send their students out west to reduce costs/increase profits.
I recently calculated that with a mixture of US/UK training you could bring down Ab-initio modular training to under £26000(including JAA ATPL theory & JAA CPL/IR conversions). oh and that price includes an MCC course here in the UK!
You end up with exactly the same licences and ratings as everybody else but save an absolute fortune!
I totally believe we should be supporting UK flight training but until things get a little easier for us self funded pilots, training abroad is/has to be a valid option.
