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Old 7th November 2008 | 07:03
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Romeo India Xray
 
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From: Riga
Do searched more.
Learn to spell would be a start. Or make a collage.
C'mon guys - spelling 'aint everything in this day and age. It amazes me how many police there are on here! Many people who use this site are non native English speakers, yes, probably even some users from Leeds. If Tomcroos IS a native speaker, the only anecdote I will give on the spelling and grammar is that I know one guy due for is 737 command course next year who had no A levels and was regarded by the college as dyslexic. He overcame his problems on his way to becoming a pilot.

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Tom, dont try to do everything in one hit. Work your ass off, get a job. When I had only a PPL I was working as a factory floor sweeper and general skivvy. Work was awful, pay was excellent and came with enough oportunities to sneak off for 30 mins here and there to read the CPL theory books that I had bought. Gave me the time and money to get the 700 hours I needed (things were different in those days for self improvers). Then some bd changed the rules on me but that is another story.

These days I would firstly get a class 1 medical
Secondly get some good ATPL theory books (dont enrol onto a distance learning course until you are sure you can cope with the theory involved)
Thirdly save every penny. I know when you are 19 you want to be drinking and partying and having fun and getting a car - hold off on that (I was riding around on a moped for years).
Fourthly, once you have digested the basics of the ATPL theory from your books, enrol on a distance learning course and sit the exams.
Fifthly fly enough to keep current and build your hours towards the 150 mark.
Sixthly use the money you saved from having no life whatsoever for a few years to fund your CPL course and MEP ratings (and maybe an instructor rating as well)
Seventhly work your ass off possibly with a part time flying role (e.g. instructing) if you can get one, and work and save like billio again to fund your MEIR and MCC
Eigthly get the English right in your CV and send it off to anyone and everyone.
Ninthly come over here and buy me a pint for giving you all this quality advice and not ribbing you about your spelling.

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