Very True. I have thought of this method. Perhaps when I finish university I should look into this as one path option. Roughly how much am I looking at for training to become:
- a plane pilot
- a helicopter pilot
This is not something that will put me off. I am thinking of it so I can start to plan how I am going to go about saving up and training for this. Being a university student, i already have a debt. however hopefully I should pay this of fairly quick.
I am going to need to do alot of research into this i believe so I can find out my available routes, etc. Where are some good websites that can help me?
thank you
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Ok, it looks like cabair charges:
-Fixed wing: First Officer Direct Programme is £50,400 plus VAT (£59,220)
-The CPL (Helicopter) Integrated Course fee is £43,018.00 + VAT = £50,546.15 inc VAT
So would a maximum estimate of £75,000 seem adequate?
Currently on my placement year I am earning 18k (hoping to save 6k), hoping next year (last year of uni) to be able to save (3-4k). After uni hopefully I will have a nice starting salary (25k+ hopefully 30k) and to be able to step it up fairly fast and then try and save as much as I can.
With living cost etc it seems it will take me a fair few years, I don't know how I will manage. I'm going to have to live in a tent and become a hunter gatherer with a full time job if I want to pull this one off. How did everyone cope with the cost?
I understand sponsership is not as common now so am I completely alone or are there other ways?
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Last edited by emdiesse; 4th July 2008 at 09:39.