Hello Chaps,
Please advise if you have any information and/or experience with regards to the above?
I've been in discussions with a Scottish parachute club and a figure of £2K has been talked of in order to achieve the rating. I'm left wondering:
- How can it cost that much?
- How much instruction is involved?
- Are there any written exams?
Quite keen to pursue the rating but the company in question is looking for me to sponsor half of the training costs (which is why I'd like a second opinion). Not had much luck Google'ing this matter! There's been a few posts, namely:
http://www.pprune.org/dg-p-general-a...t-bombing.html (suitably named thread)
and
http://www.pprune.org/professional-p...ying-free.html (latter part)
... most importantly, I'm wary of the £2K figure that's been presented to me - is it too steep? I've got a fATPL so the 100 hours PIC isn't an issue.
Sounds like a bundle of fun and obviously it's a challenge in it's own right. The prospect of free flying is understandably appealing... but I have to weigh it all up in so far as cost vs. benefit.
Thanks in advance,
FBF