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Old 9th Jul 2010, 01:58
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Ando1Bar
 
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Not UniSA specific, but...

Word of caution - don't think FEE-HELP will cover all of the flying costs and you'll be able to pay it all off at a later date. Anyone doing an aviation degree needs to have access to spare money because funding allocated to flight practicums only cover the bare minimums. Any overflying or remedial work and you'll most likely have to fork out the money yourself. A number of students have stopped flying for long periods at the tail end of their GFPT or PPL training (before a flight test) because their cash has dried up. Can you afford $350+ for a GFPT remedial lesson?

Also, who pays for your licence, medical, ASIC, charts, uniforms, maps, ERSA, AIPs, headset etc?

Make sure you go in to it with your eyes wide open. The universities and training providers don't always make this clear, or students go into the program with rose-tinted glasses on.
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