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Old 21st Feb 2009, 13:06
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DaveD
 
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Well no, there isn't.

From OAA as far as i know..

Shortened version is you do 7 to 8 months of intesive ground school. 9 till 5 of constant learning then take your ATPL exams shortly afterwards. (In 2 parts) Then you go to america and build your hours up in phoenix arizona. CPL, MEP, IR, MCC, all thisdone in the UK, even after that you don't have a type rating so thats another 20k ontop of that.

Modular is the same except you do your PPL first and it's all alot cheaper.

Granted 2 years ago if you went to Oxford you'd come out of it with a job (usually) but now, Oxford students are pouring out with no way to find a job. What is an airline going to look for when they start recruiting again? From what I know when airlines start recruiting again there not really going to give a damn whether you have 99% average on exams. They like worldly wide people with abit about them. Maybe your BA's of this world will choose based on percentages of exams, but thats about it.

What i'm getting at is.. integrated before would have almost guaranteed you a job at the end of it, but not anymore, things have changed.
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