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Old 10th Oct 2007, 06:05
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havick
 
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ABX, I think you'll find with the school in melbourne that trains Qantas Cadets that they are expensive, there's no doubt. But at least they are being realistic and their syllabus is more or less what you will actually need (flying hours wise) to get through. Plus you are flying brand new machines and not clapped out old things with a bunch of stuff working half the time. You can probably find a training school 'in the middle' of the two, but once again, at least they are being upfront about what they will charge you.

Also, don't forget all the 'hidden costs', eg Theory Books, Headseats, Uniforms, maps/charts etc etc are they all/any included in the 80k package or not...

Just some food for thought.

**I'm a blender pilot with no vested interest..
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